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Definition of plaice - 2 dictionary results

plaice

  [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; ME, var. of plais < OF < LL platessa flatfish < Gk platýs flat 1 , broad
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plaice   (plās)   
n.   pl. plaice or plaic·es

  1. A large edible marine flatfish (Pleuronectes platessa) of western European waters.

  2. Any of various flatfishes, such as Hippoglossoides platessoides of North American Atlantic waters, related to the plaice.


[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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