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Water Flounder :: Water flounder () The windowpane (Pleuronectes maculatus).

Scaldfish :: Scaldfish (n.) A European flounder (Arnoglossus laterna, or Psetta arnoglossa); -- called also megrim, and smooth sole..

Roundfish :: Roundfish (n.) Any ordinary market fish, exclusive of flounders, sole, halibut, and other flatfishes..

Tonguefish :: Tonguefish (n.) A flounder (Symphurus plagiusa) native of the southern coast of the United States.

Dab :: Dab (n.) A name given to several species of flounders, esp. to the European species, Pleuronectes limanda. The American rough dab is Hippoglossoides platessoides..

Flounder :: Flounder (n.) A tool used in crimping boot fronts.

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..

Butt :: Butt (n.) The common English flounder.

Floundering :: Floundering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flounde.

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..

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..

Pleuronectoid :: Pleuronectoid (a.) Pertaining to the Pleuronectidae, or Flounder family..

Turbot :: Turbot (n.) Any one of numerous species of flounders more or less related to the true turbots, as the American plaice, or summer flounder (see Flounder), the halibut, and the diamond flounder (Hypsopsetta guttulata) of California..

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

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..

Heterosomati :: Heterosomati (n. pl.) An order of fishes, comprising the flounders, halibut, sole, etc., having the body and head asymmetrical, with both eyes on one side. Called also Heterosomata, Heterosomi..

Flounder :: Flounder (n.) The act of floundering.

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.

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..

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