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plaice

American  
[pleys] / pleɪs /

noun

plural

plaice

  1. a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.

  2. any of various American flatfishes or flounders.

plaice British  
/ pleɪs /

noun

  1. a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, having an oval brown body marked with red or orange spots and valued as a food fish: family Pleuronectidae

  2. any of various other fishes of the family Pleuronectidae, esp Hippoglossoides platessoides

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Etymology

Origin of plaice

1250–1300; Middle English, variant of plais < Old French < Late Latin platessa flatfish < Greek platýs flat 1, broad

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