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Definition: P glabra
Flounder
\Floun"der\, n. [Cf. Sw. flundra; akin to Dan. flynder,
Icel. fly?ra, G. flunder, and perh. to E. flounder, v.i.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A flatfish of the family
Pleuronectid[ae], of
many species.
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Note: The common English flounder is
Pleuronectes flesus.
There are several common American species used as food;
as the smooth flounder (
P. glabra); the rough or
winter flounder (
P. Americanus); the summer flounder,
or plaice (
Paralichthys dentatus), Atlantic coast;
and the starry flounder (
Pleuronectes stellatus).
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2. (Bootmaking) A tool used in crimping boot fronts.
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