"sand dab" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sand dabs [plural], sanddab [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sand dab (plural sand dabs)
  1. Any of various small flatfish of the genus Citharichthys native to the Pacific coast of the Americas.
    Sense id: en-sand_dab-en-noun-BPfWpYBs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Flatfish

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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