winter flounder
noun
See under lemon sole.
Origin of winter flounder
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Words nearby winter flounder
winter barley,
winter break,
winter cherry,
winter cress,
winter crookneck,
winter flounder,
winter games,
winter garden,
winter haven,
winter hedge,
winter heliotrope
Definition for winter flounder (2 of 2)
lemon sole
noun
any of various popular food flatfishes, as Parophrys vetulus of the Pacific (English sole) and Pseudopleuronectes americanus of the Atlantic (winter flounder or blackback flounder).
Origin of lemon sole
1875–80; probably alteration, by folk etymology, of French
limande dab (fish), Old French
limande, lime, of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for winter flounder
lemon sole
noun
a European flatfish, Microstomus kitt, with a variegated brown body: highly valued as a food fish: family Pleuronectidae