winter flounder

noun

A species of flatfish, Pseudopleuronectes americanus

Similar
lemon soleblackback flounderPseudopleuronectes americanus

Meanings

nounwinter flounder (plural winter flounders)

plural winter flounders

  1. A species of flatfish, Pseudopleuronectes americanus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounflesh of American flounder; important in the winter

Similar
Broader

nounimportant American food fish in the winter

Similar
blackback flounderlemon solePseudopleuronectes americanus
Broader
righteye flounderrighteyed flounder
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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winter flounder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winter%20flounder

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “winter flounder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winter%20flounder.

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