winter flounder

/ˌwɪntər ˌflaʊndər/
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Definitions of winter flounder
  1. noun
    important American food fish in the winter
    synonyms: Pseudopleuronectes americanus, blackback flounder, lemon sole
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    type of:
    righteye flounder, righteyed flounder
    flounders with both eyes on the right side of the head
  2. noun
    flesh of American flounder; important in the winter
    synonyms: lemon sole
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    type of:
    flounder
    flesh of any of various American and European flatfish
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