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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Which type of fish am I?
a small porgy, Lagodon rhomboides, occurring off the SE North American coast of the Atlantic
Which type of fish am I?
a European freshwater cyprinid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, with a slender bluish-green body
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any of various marine fishes found in rocky habitats in Australian waters
Which type of fish am I?
a large soft-finned deep-sea teleost fish, Lampris regius (or luna), of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea, having a deep, brilliantly coloured body: family Lampridae
Which type of fish am I?
any plectognath fish of the family Balistidae, of tropical and temperate seas. They have a compressed body with erectile spines in the first dorsal fin
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