plaice
/pleɪs/noun
(复同单)
1- a North Atlantic flatfish which is a commercially important food fish鲽; 拟庸鲽。
1.1
- Two species in the family Pleuronectidae: the European Pleuronectes platessa, also found in very shallow water, and the American Hippoglossoides platessoides, found in deeper waters.鲽科的2种：欧洲的鲽, 也见于浅水中, 以及美洲的拟庸鲽, 见于较深水中。
词源
Middle English: from Old French plaiz, from late Latin platessa, from Greek platus 'broad'.