plaice

Speech parts

1. plaice - Noun

2. Plaice - Proper noun

Meaning

A European food fish (Pleuronectes platessa), allied to the flounder, and growing to the weight of eight or ten pounds or more.

A large American flounder (Paralichthys dentatus; called also brail, puckermouth, and summer flounder. The name is sometimes applied to other allied species.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Pleuronectes platessa brill bend fish sole flue carbon bent Dover brush broom fluke flounder burbot gurnard
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Antonyms

flourish

Hypernyms

flounder righteye flounder righteyed flounder

Phrases with the word

plaice-like fish

Anagrams

epical piacle plicae

Examples

White fish can be divided into benthopelagic fish (round fish which live near the sea bed, such as cod and coley ) and benthic fish (which live on the sea bed, such as flatfish like plaice ). Source: Internet

They are the most common form of potatoes when served together with breaded plaice (or certain other low fat fishes). Source: Internet

Herring and plaice are two commercially important species that use the Thames Estuary for this purpose. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

plaguish plagusiid plaguy plaice-like fish plaid Plaid Cymru