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plaice
(pleɪs)
Word forms: plural plaice
variable noun
Plaice are a type of flat sea fish.
Plaice is this fish eaten as food.
...a fillet of plaice with sautéed rice and vegetables.
plaice in British English
(pleɪs)
nounWord forms: plural plaice or 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 and Canadian
any of various other fishes of the family Pleuronectidae, esp Hippoglossoides platessoides
Word origin
C13: from Old French plaïz, from Late Latin platessa flatfish, from Greek platus flatplaice in American English
(pleɪs)
nounWord forms: plural plaice or ˈplaices
any of various American and European flounders (esp. genera Pleuronectes and Hippoglossoides)
Word origin
ME plais < OFr plaïs < LL platessa, flatfish < Gr platys, broad: see platy-Image ofplaice
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British English: plaice NOUN
Plaice are a type of flat sea fish.
- American English: plaice
- Brazilian Portuguese: linguado
- Chinese: 鲽鱼 >一种体形扁平的海鱼
- European Spanish: platija
- French: carrelet
- German: Scholle
- Italian: platessa
- Japanese: ツノガレイ
- Korean: 가자미류
- European Portuguese: linguado
- Latin American Spanish: platija
Chinese translation of 'plaice'
plaice
(pleɪs)
Word forms:pl plaice
n (c/u)
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鲽(鰈)鱼(魚)
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