Plaice

Pronunciation

• enPR: plās, IPA: /pleɪs/
• Rhymes: -eɪs
• Homophones: place

Origin

From Old French plaiz, from Late Latin platessa, from Ancient Greek πλατύς ("broad").

Full definition of plaice

Noun

1. The large marine flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, commonly found in the North Sea and Irish Sea, with smooth brown skin and red or orange spots.
2. The flatfish, , of the North American Atlantic; the .

Anagrams

• epical, piacle, plicae