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鲆科

鮃科
píngkē
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Bothidae, the family of left-eyed flatfishes (lefteye flounders)

Examples

鲆科的鱼两只眼睛都长在身体的左侧。
Píngkē de yú liǎng zhī yǎnjīng dōu zhǎng zài shēntǐ de zuǒ cè.
Fish of the family Bothidae have both eyes on the left side of the body.
鲆科包括许多重要的食用鱼类。
Píngkē bāokuò xǔduō zhòngyào de shíyòng yúlèi.
The family Bothidae includes many important food fish.

Tips

usage
Chinese flatfish terminology splits by which side the eyes are on: 鲆 (píng, left-eyed) for Bothidae/Paralichthyidae vs 鲽 (dié, right-eyed) for Pleuronectidae. A handy mnemonic fishmongers use: 左鲆右鲽 ('left-píng, right-dié').

Stroke Order

鲆 píng
科 kē