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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a large brightly-coloured fish of the genus Latropiscis, found in temperate reef waters of Australasia
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an Asian labyrinth fish, Anabas testudineus, that resembles a perch and can travel over land on its spiny gill covers and pectoral fins
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an edible mullet, Aldrichetta forsteri, found in coastal waters of New Zealand and Australia
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a European food fish, Sardina (or Clupea) pilchardus, with a rounded body covered with large scales: family Clupeidae (herrings)
Which type of fish am I?
any of various tropical carangid fishes of the genera Oligoplites and Scomberoides, having a leathery skin
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