sand dab
noun
1.
any of several flatfishes used for food, especially of the genus
Citharichthys,
inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America.
Origin
1830-40
British Dictionary definitions for
sand dab
sand dab
noun
1.
any of various small flatfishes of the genus
Citharichthys
that occur in American Pacific coastal waters and are important food fishes