Definition of flounder

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Flounder (n.) A flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, of many species..

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Windowpane :: Windowpane (n.) A thin, spotted American turbot (Pleuronectes maculatus) remarkable for its translucency. It is not valued as a food fish. Called also spotted turbot, daylight, spotted sand flounder, and water flounder..
Butt :: Butt (n.) The common English flounder.
Blunder :: Blunder (v. i.) To move in an awkward, clumsy manner; to flounder and stumble..
Flounder :: Flounder (n.) A tool used in crimping boot fronts.
Flounder :: Flounder (n.) A flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, of many species..
Sandnecker :: Sandnecker (n.) A European flounder (Hippoglossoides limandoides); -- called also rough dab, long fluke, sand fluke, and sand sucker..
Floundered :: Floundered (imp. & p. p.) of Flounde.
Tonguefish :: Tonguefish (n.) A flounder (Symphurus plagiusa) native of the southern coast of the United States.
Marysole :: Marysole (n.) A large British fluke, or flounder (Rhombus megastoma); -- called also carter, and whiff..
Scaldfish :: Scaldfish (n.) A European flounder (Arnoglossus laterna, or Psetta arnoglossa); -- called also megrim, and smooth sole..
Plaice :: Plaice (n.) A European food fish (Pleuronectes platessa), allied to the flounder, and growing to the weight of eight or ten pounds or more..
Flatfish :: Flatfish (n.) Any fish of the family Pleuronectidae; esp., the winter flounder (Pleuronectes Americanus). The flatfishes have the body flattened, swim on the side, and have eyes on one side, as the flounder, turbot, and halibut. See Flounder..
Floundering :: Floundering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flounde.
Flounder :: Flounder (v. i.) To fling the limbs and body, as in making efforts to move; to struggle, as a horse in the mire, or as a fish on land; to roll, toss, and tumble; to flounce..
Fluke :: Fluke (n.) The European flounder. See Flounder.
Zoutch :: Zoutch (v. t.) To stew, as flounders, eels, etc., with just enough or liquid to cover them..
Water Flounder :: Water flounder () The windowpane (Pleuronectes maculatus).
Pleuronectoid :: Pleuronectoid (a.) Pertaining to the Pleuronectidae, or Flounder family..
Wallow :: Wallow (n.) To roll one's self about, as in mire; to tumble and roll about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder; as, swine wallow in the mire..
Plaice :: Plaice (n.) A large American flounder (Paralichthys dentatus; called also brail, puckermouth, and summer flounder. The name is sometimes applied to other allied species..
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