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plaice
(plās)n. pl. plaice or plaic·es
1. A large edible marine flatfish (Pleuronectes platessa) of European coastal waters.
2. Any of various other flatfishes, such as Hippoglossoides platessoides of northern Atlantic coastal waters.
[Middle English, from Old French plais, from Vulgar Latin *platīx, alteration of Late Latin platessa, probably ultimately from Greek platus, broad; see plat- in Indo-European roots.]
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plaice
(pleɪs)n, pl plaice or plaices
1. (Animals) 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. (Animals) US and Canadian any of various other fishes of the family Pleuronectidae, esp Hippoglossoides platessoides
[C13: from Old French plaïz, from Late Latin platessa flatfish, from Greek platus flat]
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plaice
(pleɪs)n., pl. plaice.
1. a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
2. any of various American flatfishes or flounders.
[1250–1300; Middle English, variant of plais < Old French < Late Latin platessa flatfish « Greek platýs flat1, broad]
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| Noun | 1. |  plaice - flesh of large European flatfish Pleuronectes platessa, plaice - large European food fish flounder - flesh of any of various American and European flatfish |
| 2. |  plaice - large European food fish righteye flounder, righteyed flounder - flounders with both eyes on the right side of the head genus Pleuronectes, Pleuronectes - type genus of the Pleuronectidae plaice - flesh of large European flatfish |
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Translations
نوع من السَّمك المُفَلْطَح
platýz
rødspætte
lepényhal
skarkoli, rauîspretta
plekšnė
plekste
platesa
pisi balığı
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plaice
n no pl → Scholle f
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plaice
(pleis) – plural plaice – noun a type of flat fish.
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