summer flounder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of summer flounder
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Example Sentences
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Winkler’s attorneys Richard Levitt and Peter Smith said the case was based on outdated limits on fluke, also known as summer flounder.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023
The center of summer flounder population, recorded as far south as Virginia around 1970, is now off the New Jersey coast.
From Scientific American • Jun. 3, 2014
He maintains the problem is that authorities have not figured out how to manage a species that has rebuilt as strongly as the summer flounder.
From Scientific American • Jun. 3, 2014
The right rod is critical for consistently landing summer flounder, as fluke can stealthily inhale a bait, making subtle pick-ups difficult to detect with a stiff rod.
From Time Magazine Archive
In addition, one can get perch, porpoise, eels, leatherjackets, summer flounder, turbot, mullet, trout, blackfish, herring, sole, garfish, etc.
From The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia by Wharton, James
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