Definition of 'plaice'
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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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Word origin
[1250–1300; ME, var. of plais ‹ OF ‹ LL platessa flatfish ‹ Gk platýs flat1, broad]Word Frequency
plaice in British English
nounWord forms: plural plaice or plaices
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2. US and Canadian
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C13: from Old French plaïz, from Late Latin platessa flatfish, from Greek platus flat
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a dark-coloured food and game fish, Acanthopagrus australis, of E Australian seas
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any sharklike ray of the family Pristidae of subtropical coastal waters and estuaries, having a serrated bladelike mouth
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any percoid fish of the family Chaenichthyidae, of Antarctic seas, having a semitransparent scaleless body
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any eel-like cyclostome vertebrate of the family Petromyzonidae, having a round sucking mouth for clinging to and feeding on the blood of other animals
Which type of fish am I?
any of various tropical and semitropical marine fish
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