plaice
English
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American plaice
Etymology
From Old French plaiz, from Late Latin platessa, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad”).
Pronunciation
Noun
plaice (plural plaice or plaices)
- Several similar marine flatfish of family Pleuronectidae of right-eye flounders:
- Pleuronectes platessa (European plaice), commonly found in the North Sea and Irish Sea, with smooth brown skin and red or orange spots.
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 806: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (American plaice), of the North American Atlantic.
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 806: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (Alaska plaice), of the eastern North Pacific.
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 806: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (scale-eye plaice), of the western North Pacific.
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Translations
Pleuronectes platessa
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Hippoglossoides platessoides
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Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus
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Further reading
plaice on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pleuronectes platessa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hippoglossoides platessoides on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Pleuronectidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
plaice f
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
plaice | phlaice | bplaice |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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