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plaice
/
pleɪs
/
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pleys
]
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noun,
plural
plaice.
1.
a European flatfish,
Pleuronectes platessa,
used for food.
2.
any of various American flatfishes or flounders.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English,
variant of
plais
<
Old French
<
Late Latin
platessa
flatfish <
Greek
platýs
flat
1
,
broad
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World English Dictionary
plaice
(pleɪs)
—
n
,
pl
plaice
,
plaices
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.
(
US
), (
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]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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