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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024plaice (plās),USA pronunciation n., pl. plaice. - Fisha European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- Fishany of various American flatfishes or flounders.
- Greek platýs flat1, broad
- Late Latin platessa flatfish
- Old French
- Middle English, variant of plais 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: plaice /pleɪs/ n ( pl plaice, plaices)- a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, having an oval brown body marked with red or orange spots and valued as a food fish: family Pleuronectidae
- US Canadian any of various other fishes of the family Pleuronectidae, esp Hippoglossoides platessoides
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French plaïz, from Late Latin platessa flatfish, from Greek platus flat |