Meanings
nounEuropean plaice (plural European plaices)
plural European plaices
- A commercially important flatfish of the species Pleuronectes platessa, native to European waters.
Translations
Catalan capellà
- capellàPleuronectes platessa
Danish rødspætte
- rødspættePleuronectes platessa
Dutch schol
- scholPleuronectes platessa
Finnish punakampela
- punakampelaPleuronectes platessa
French carrelet, plie d'Europe
- carreletPleuronectes platessa
- plie d'EuropePleuronectes platessa
- plie communePleuronectes platessa
Norwegian Bokmål rødspette
- rødspettePleuronectes platessa
Russian морска́я ка́мбала
- морска́я ка́мбала (morskája kámbala)Pleuronectes platessa
Swedish rödspätta, spätta
- rödspättaPleuronectes platessa
- spättaPleuronectes platessa
- rödspottaPleuronectes platessa
Cite this entry
APA
European plaice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20plaice
MLA
“European plaice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20plaice. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “European plaice,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20plaice.
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