The Emergence Machine

Flounder

abstract · Marine Science · Level 10 · E3

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Emergence definition

A species of fish that has adapted to lie on the seafloor, with both eyes on one side of its head, camouflaged to blend with its surroundings, building upon the characteristics of species, seafloor, and fish.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “flounder” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
flounder
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L6L2L1L0FlounderEyeFaceSeafloorBottomHeadOrganSpeciesFishBodyReproductionTissue… intermediate l…EnvironmentForceFormInformationActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesFlounderL10FishL6SpeciesL7SeafloorL8EyeL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Fish L6 (requires)
    A flatfish found on seafloor with both eyes on one side of head, adapted for camouflage.
  • Species L7 (requires) Biology sense
    Flounder: A flatfish species that lies on the seafloor, often with both eyes on one side of its head, camouflaged to blend with its surroundings.
  • Seafloor L8 (requires)
    Flounder: A flatfish species that lies on the seafloor, often with both eyes on one side of its head, camouflaged to blend with its surroundings.
  • Eye L9 (requires)
    Flounder: A flatfish species that lies on the seafloor, often with both eyes on one side of its head, camouflaged to blend with its surroundings.