noun
Word Origin Middle English: from Old French plaiz, from late Latin platessa, from Greek platus ‘broad’.
Scrabble Points: 10
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Common name for a group of flatfish
Plaice is a common name for a group of flatfish that comprises four species: the European, American, Alaskan and scale-eye plaice. Wikipedia