plaice in English dictionary

  • plaice

    Meanings and definitions of "plaice"

    • The large marine flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, commonly found in the North Sea and Irish Sea, with smooth brown skin and red or orange spots.
    • The flatfish, Hippoglossoides platessoides, of the North American Atlantic; American plaice.
    • noun
      Several similar marine flatfish of family Pleuronectidae of right-eye flounders:
    • fishery related term
    • noun
      flesh of large European flatfish
    • noun
      large European food fish

    Synonyms of "plaice" in English dictionary

    righteye flounder, Pleuronectes platessa, righteyed flounder are the top synonyms of "plaice" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of plaice

    • plaice ( plural  plaice  or plaices)
    • plaice (plural plaice or plaices)
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