Definition for PLAICE, or PLAISE

PLAICE, or PLAISE, n. [Fr. plie; Sp. platija; G. platteise; Dan. plat-fisk, flat-fish; from plat, flat.]

A fish of the genus Pleuronectes, growing to the size of eight or ten pounds or more. This fish is more flat and square than the halibut.

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