left-eyed flounder

or lefteye flounder

[ left-ahyd ]

noun

1. any of several flat-fishes of the family Bothidae, having both eyes on the left side of the head.

Example Sentences

Even though California halibut are generally considered part of the left-eyed flounder family, biologists with the California Department of Fish & Game say that at least 40 percent of the fish in the population have eyes on their right side.

From Time Magazine Archive