plaice
Americannoun
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a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
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any of various American flatfishes or flounders.
noun
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a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, having an oval brown body marked with red or orange spots and valued as a food fish: family Pleuronectidae
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any of various other fishes of the family Pleuronectidae, esp Hippoglossoides platessoides
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of plaice
1250–1300; Middle English, variant of plais < Old French < Late Latin platessa flatfish < Greek platýs flat 1, broad
Example Sentences
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The area is a fishing ground for cod, plaice, herring and sole.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2023
The three-course set bar menu features grilled baby plaice and white onion risotto and costs 21 pounds, compared with more than 50 pounds for the lowest-price three courses offered “a la carte” in the restaurant.
From Reuters ● Dec. 9, 2020
I think about the sauces to accompany glistening sole and plaice dishes served upstairs in the restaurants that caused this foul job.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2015
The research combined long-term data on popular North Sea fish, including haddock, hake, lemon sole, plaice and dab, with climate model projections from the Met Office for the next 50 years.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2015
By this time Mrs. Brunger had reduced the plaice and potatoes to conversational proportions.
From Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles by Jenkins, Hebert
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