Etymology

craig flounder

Today it means: A flatfish of the North Atlantic, witch flounder (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus). Full definition →

Scots craig
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  1. Scots · borrowed fromcraig“a rock”
  2. English todaycraig flounder

From Scots craig (“a rock”). See crag.

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