plaice

plaice

P0342300 (plās)n. pl. plaice or plaic·es 1. A large edible marine flatfish (Pleuronectes platessa) of European coastal waters.2. Any of various other flatfishes, such as Hippoglossoides platessoides of northern Atlantic coastal waters.

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[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.]

plaice

(pleɪs) n, pl plaice or plaices1. (Animals) a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, having an oval brown body marked with red or orange spots and valued as a food fish: family Pleuronectidae2. (Animals) US and 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]

plaice

(pleɪs)

n., pl. plaice. 1. a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food. 2. any of various American flatfishes or flounders. [1250–1300; Middle English, variant of plais < Old French < Late Latin platessa flatfish « Greek platýs flat¹, broad]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plaice - flesh of large European flatfish Pleuronectes platessa, plaice - large European food fishflounder - flesh of any of various American and European flatfish
	2.	plaice - large European food fish Pleuronectes platessarighteye flounder, righteyed flounder - flounders with both eyes on the right side of the headgenus Pleuronectes, Pleuronectes - type genus of the Pleuronectidaeplaice - flesh of large European flatfish

Translations

欧蝶

plaice

(pleis) – plural plaice – noun a type of flat fish. (魚)歐蝶 （鱼）欧蝶