flounder
A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotchesA European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder (Platichthys flesus).
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3 sensesA European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder (Platichthys flesus).
Flunder
речна́я ка́мбалаrečnája kámbala
(Canada, US)Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae.
any of various European and non-European marine flatfish
A bootmaker's tool for crimping boot fronts.
Examples
4 sentencesHow long did you flounder around before you asked for help?
An adult flounder has both eyes on the same side of its face.
ruУ взрослой особи камбалы оба глаза расположены на одной стороне лица. — Wezel
A flounder is a fish that spends its adult life on the sea bed.
ruКамбала - рыба, проводящая всю свою взрослую жизнь на дне моря. — Selena777
In Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, winter flounder no longer reproduce at the rate they used to.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English flowndre, from Anglo-Norman floundre, from Old Northern French flondreFrom Middle English flowndre, from Anglo-Norman floundre, from Old Northern French flondre, from Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ. Cognate with Danish flynder, German Flunder, Swedish flundra.
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Forms
plural: flounder / floundersWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular