Meanings
plaice1
plural plaices · alternative obsolete plaise
- Several similar marine flatfish of the righteye flounder family Pleuronectidae:
- Pleuronectes platessa (European plaice), commonly found in the North Sea and Irish Sea, with smooth brown skin and red or orange spots.
Plaice, and flat fish of all kinds, are taken from the jetties at Yarmouth; and, by taking a boat, good sport may be had chopsticking for marckerel, whiting, and haddock, large quantities of these fish being caught here by this popular method.
1892, Ernest R. Suffling, The Land of the Broads, Stratford: Benjiman Perry, page 306Synonyms: plaice-fluke, Dutch plaice
- Hippoglossoides platessoides (American plaice), of the North American Atlantic.
- Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus (Alaska plaice), of the eastern North Pacific.
- Acanthopsetta nadeshnyi (scale-eye plaice), of the western North Pacific.
- Liopsetta glacialis (polar plaice)
Plaice2
- A surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounPleuronectes platessa (European plaice), commonly found in the North Sea and Irish Sea, with smooth brown skin and red or orange spots.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekπλατύς“broad”
- Late Latinplatessa
- Old Frenchplaiz
- Middle Englishplayce
- Englishplaice
Inherited from Middle English playce, plays, from Old French plaiz, from Late Latin platessa, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad”). See platy-, plat and flat.
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Bulgarian писия
- писия (pisija)Pleuronectes platessa
Catalan capellà
- capellàPleuronectes platessa
Chinese Mandarin 鰈 /鲽
- 鰈 /鲽 (dié)Pleuronectes platessa
Czech platýs evropský, platýs drsný
- platýs evropskýPleuronectes platessa
- platýs drsnýHippoglossoides platessoides
- platýs žlutobřichýPleuronectes quadrituberculatus
Dutch schol, lange schar
- scholPleuronectes platessa
- lange scharHippoglossoides platessoides
Finnish punakampela, liejukampela
- punakampelaPleuronectes platessa
- liejukampelaHippoglossoides platessoides
French carrelet, plie
- carreletPleuronectes platessa
- pliePleuronectes platessa
- flétan nainHippoglossoides platessoides
German Scholle, Alaska-Scholle
- SchollePleuronectes platessa
- Alaska-SchollePleuronectes quadrituberculatus
Greek πλατέσσα
- πλατέσσα (platéssa)Pleuronectes platessa
Hebrew שטחנון אטלנטי
- שטחנון אטלנטי (shtakhnún atlánti)Pleuronectes platessa
Hungarian sima lepényhal
- sima lepényhalPleuronectes platessa
Icelandic koli
- koliPleuronectes platessa
Irish leathóg bhallach, plás
- leathóg bhallachPleuronectes platessa
- plásPleuronectes platessa
Japanese プレイス
- プレイス (pureisu)Pleuronectes platessa
Polish gładzica
- gładzicaPleuronectes platessa
Russian морска́я ка́мбала, ка́мбала-ёрш се́верная
- морска́я ка́мбала (morskája kámbala)Pleuronectes platessa
- ка́мбала-ёрш се́верная (kámbala-jorš sévernaja)Hippoglossoides platessoides
- ка́мбала четырёхбуго́рчатая (kámbala četyrjoxbugórčataja)Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus
Spanish platija, solla
- platijaPleuronectes platessa
- sollaPleuronectes platessa
Swedish rödspätta, spätta
- rödspättaPleuronectes platessa
- spättaPleuronectes platessa
- rödspottaPleuronectes platessa
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plaice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plaice
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