Definition of 'plaice'
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plaice in British English
nounWord forms: plural plaice or plaices
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C13: from Old French plaïz, from Late Latin platessa flatfish, from Greek platus flat
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plaice in American English
nounWord forms: plural plaice or ˈplaices
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plaice in American English
(pleis)
nounWord forms: plural plaice
1.
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food
2.
any of various American flatfishes or flounders
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[1250–1300; ME, var. of plais ‹ OF ‹ LL platessa flatfish ‹ Gk platýs flat1, broad]Examples of 'plaice' in a sentence
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another name for yellowfin tuna
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any of various small flatfishes of the genus Citharichthys that occur in American Pacific coastal waters and are important food fishes
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any of various fishes, such as the bowfin and cichlids, that live at or frequent the muddy bottoms of rivers, lakes, etc
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a freshwater gadoid food fish, Lota lota, that has barbels around its mouth and occurs in Europe, Asia, and North America
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a common marine spiny-finned food fish, Parapercis colias, of the sub-Antarctic waters of New Zealand, esp at the Chatham Islands, which is greenish blue with brown marbling and inhabits rocky bottoms. Its smoked flesh is considered a delicacy
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