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plaice
[pleys]
noun
plural
plaicea European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
any of various American flatfishes or flounders.
plaice
/ ɪ /
noun
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, having an oval brown body marked with red or orange spots and valued as a food fish: family Pleuronectidae
any of various other fishes of the family Pleuronectidae, esp Hippoglossoides platessoides
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of plaice1
Example Sentences
The area is a fishing ground for cod, plaice, herring and sole.
The temporary rule, covering stocks including plaice, cod, haddock and whiting, was due to expire on March 31.
He said species like sole, ray, plaice and cod had become more scarce since he started out 35 years ago.
Its most popular products are Dover sole, lemon sole, cuttlefish and plaice - about 90% of which is exported to France, Spain, the Netherlands and Italy on its fleet of lorries.
Bottom trawlers typically seek scallops, sandeels, sole, plaice, cod, and crab.
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