'Heterosomata' definitions:
Definition of 'Heterosomata'
From: WordNet
noun
Flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes [syn: Heterosomata, order Heterosomata, order Pleuronectiformes]
Definition of 'Heterosomata'
From: GCIDE
- Heterosomati \Het`e*ro*so"ma*ti\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? other + ?, ?, body.] (Zool.) An order of fishes, comprising the flounders, halibut, sole, etc., having the body and head asymmetrical, with both eyes on one side. Called also Heterosomata, Heterosomi. Heterosporic