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plaice |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Plaice \Plaice\, n. [F. plaise, plais, prob. fr L. platessa flatish, plaice. See {Place}.] (Zo["o]l.) a A European food fish ({Pleuronectes platessa}), allied to the flounder, and growing to the weight of eight or ten pounds or more b A large American flounder ({Paralichthys dentatus}; called also {brail}, {puckermouth}, and {summer flounder}. The name is sometimes applied to other allied species. [Written also {plaise}.] {Plaice mouth}, a mouth like that of a plaice; a small or wry mouth. [R.] --B. Jonson From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: plaice n 1: flesh of large European flatfish 2: large European food fish [syn: {Pleuronectes platessa}]
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