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winter flounder

win·ter floun·der
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [win-ter floun-der]
    • /ˈwɪn tər ˈflaʊn dər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [win-ter floun-der]
    • /ˈwɪn tər ˈflaʊn dər/

Definitions of winter flounder words

  • noun winter flounder 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) 1
  • noun winter flounder a common, brownish-gray flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) of the Atlantic coast of North America, valued as a food fish, esp. in winter 0
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Origin of winter flounder

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1805-15

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Parts of speech for Winter flounder

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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winter flounder popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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