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Winkler’s attorneys Richard Levitt and Peter Smith said the case was based on outdated limits on fluke, also known as summer flounder.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 regional authorities that manage East Coast fishing under U.S. law made tweaks in their summer flounder plans this year in an attempt to address concerns about inequity and allow more flexibility for recreational anglers.
From Scientific American • Jun. 3, 2014
At the end of last summer, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo threatened to sue federal authorities to overturn the summer flounder management rules, which he said "stifle the New York fishing industry."
From Scientific American • Jun. 3, 2014
Last year in Long Island Sound they landed more summer flounder than all commercial fishermen; in some parts of Puget Sound the private salmon catch far outweighs the industrial catch.
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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