Definition of Solea

1. Noun. Type genus of the Soleidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Solea
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Soleidae, Soleidae
Member holonyms: European Sole, Solea Solea, Lemon Sole, Solea Lascaris

Lexicographical Neighbors of Solea

Solanum melanocerasum
Solanum melongena
Solanum nigrum
Solanum nigrum guineese
Solanum pseudocapsicum
Solanum quitoense
Solanum rostratum
Solanum tuberosum
Solanum wendlandii
Solanum wrightii
Solapur
Solar
Solar System
Solarian
Soldiers of God
Solea
Solea lascaris
Solea solea
Soledad
Soleidae
Soleirolia
Soleirolia soleirolii
Solemnity of Mary
Solenichthyes
Solenidae
Solenogastres
Solenopotes capillatus
Solenopsis
Solenostemon
Solenostemon blumei

Literary usage of Solea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1862)
"... or less than two-fifths, of the total length (without caudal). A. Pectorals of both sides developed. 1. Nostrils of the blind side not dilated: solea ..."

2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"Species of this description are taken in the Mediterranean^ 1) solea, Cuv. ... PL solea, L.; Bl., 45. (The Sole.) A well known and common species; ..."

3. A Dictionary of Roman and Greek Antiquities with Nearly 2000 Engravings on by Anthony Rich (1874)
"solea spartea. A shoe or boot made of the Spanish broom, for the purpose of protecting the feet of cattle and beasts of burden, when tender or diseased. ..."

4. A Manual of Roman Antiquities by William Ramsay (1894)
"... as indicated above, was a shoe covering the whole foot, the solea, a sandal consisting of a sole only, without upper leathers, fastened round the instep ..."

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