Found 2 items, similar to Paralichthys dentatus.
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Definition: Paralichthys dentatus
Paralichthys dentatus
n : flounder of eastern coast of North America [syn:
summer flounder
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Paralichthys dentatus
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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Plaice
\Plaice\, n. [F. plaise, plais, prob. fr. L. platessa
flatish, plaice. See
Place.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A European food fish (
Pleuronectes platessa), allied to
the flounder, and growing to the weight of eight or ten
pounds or more.
(b) A large American flounder (
Paralichthys dentatus;
called also
brail,
puckermouth, and
summer flounder
. The name is sometimes applied to other allied
species. [Written also
plaise.]
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Plaice mouth, a mouth like that of a plaice; a small or wry
mouth. [R.] --B. Jonson.
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