1. plaice - Noun
2. Plaice - Proper noun
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 dictionaryWhite 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