Associations to the word «Plaice»

Wiktionary

PLAICE, noun. The large marine flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, commonly found in the North Sea and Irish Sea, with smooth brown skin and red or orange spots.
PLAICE, noun. The flatfish, Hippoglossoides platessoides, of the North American Atlantic; the American plaice.

Dictionary definition

PLAICE, noun. Flesh of large European flatfish.
PLAICE, noun. Large European food fish.

Wise words

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