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flounder

18 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) flounder (noun)
  2. 2) flounder (verb)
  3. diamond flounder (noun)
  4. eel-back flounder (noun)
  5. Georges Bank flounder (noun)
  6. great flounder (noun)
  7. Gulf flounder (noun)
  8. lantern flounder (noun)
  9. peacock flounder (noun)
  10. pole flounder (noun)
  11. sand flounder (noun)
  12. southern flounder (noun)
  13. starry flounder (noun)
  14. summer flounder (noun)
  15. winter flounder (noun)
  16. witch flounder (noun)
  17. yellowtail flounder (noun)
  18. four-spot (noun)

1floun·der

noun \ˈflau̇n-dər\
plural flounder or flounders

Definition of FLOUNDER

: flatfish; especially : a marine fish of either of two families (Pleuronectidae and Bothidae) that include important food fishes
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Origin of FLOUNDER

Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian flundra flounder
First Known Use: 15th century

Other Fishes Terms

char, chum, ichthyology, smelt, tetra, turbot

Rhymes with FLOUNDER

bounder, founder, grounder, hounder, pounder, rounder, sounder

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