European flounder
Platichthys flesus
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- Language
- English
- Transliteration
- European flounder
- IPA
- /ˌjʊərəˈpiːən ˈflaʊndər/
From Anglo-French floundre (c. 1300), from Old Norse flydhra, from Proto-Germanic *flunthrjo, from PIE root *plat- (to spread) — reflecting the flat body. Cognates: Danish flynder, Swedish flundra. Platichthys from Greek platys (flat) + ichthys (fish).
European flounder. Common flatfish.