1. Small food fishes of the Pacific coast of North America
   "Sand dabs are considered a delicacy in California cuisine"
    
2. The lean flesh of a small flounder from the Pacific coast of North America
   "We tried pan-seared sand dabs with capers and lemon"

Derived forms: sand dabs

Type of: flounder, lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder

Part of: Citharichthys, genus Citharichthys

Encyclopedia: Sand dab