summer flounder

summer flounder

n. A fluke (Paralichthys dentatus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, found in shallow waters in the summer and valued as a food and game fish.

sum′mer floun′der

n. a flounder, Paralichthys dentatus, inhabiting shallow waters from Cape Cod to South Carolina. [1805–15, Amer.]

Thesaurus

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summer flounder - flounder of eastern coast of North AmericaParalichthys dentatuslefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder - flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the headgenus Paralichthys, Paralichthys - a genus of Bothidae