plaice
Spotted bottom-dweller
Plaice is a European flatfish prized as food, with brown skin marked by orange spots.
Like other flatfish, it has both eyes on one side of its flattened body.
The word appears mainly in British contexts: grilled plaice with chips, fresh plaice from the fishmonger.
Struggle awkwardly, or seafood
- soleFoot's bottom surface
- halibutLarge edible flatfish
- turbotLarge European food flatfish
- dabSmall amount applied
megrim · witch · bottom-dweller · benthic · asymmetry · oval · diamond-shaped
Boneless meat portion
- pan-friedCooked in shallow fat
- batteredDamaged by repeated blows
- grilledCooked on metal bars
- poachedIllegally hunted or taken
meunière · lemon · butter · parsley · capers · breadcrumbs · delicate · chips
Having irregular color patches
- crypticObscure in meaning
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- blendCombine into mixture
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
disguise · hidden · pattern · speckled · countershading
Ocean bordering Europe
Net-dragging fishing method
- trawlerNet-dragging fishing boat
- bycatchNon-target species caught accidentally
- netFinal amount remaining
- quotaFixed assigned amount
fishery · commercial · landing · overfishing · angling · bottom-fishing · charter · sustainable
flounder
Struggle awkwardly, or seafood
dab · megrim · witch · bottom-dweller · benthic · asymmetry · oval · diamond-shaped
fillet
Boneless meat portion
poached · meunière · lemon · butter · parsley · capers · breadcrumbs · delicate · chips · steamed
mottled
Having irregular color patches
- crypticObscure in meaning
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- blendCombine into mixture
adaptive · disguise · hidden · pattern · speckled · countershading
Atlantic
Ocean bordering Europe
trawling
Net-dragging fishing method
- trawlerNet-dragging fishing boat
- bycatchNon-target species caught accidentally
- netFinal amount remaining
quota · fishery · commercial · landing · overfishing · angling · bottom-fishing · charter · sustainable
- fishcod, salmon, bass, perch, eels
- sea lifeshark, whale, dolphin, salmon, jellyfish
- seafoodfish, shrimp, crab, lobster, salmon
- Atlantic fishAtlantic cod, Atlantic salmon, haddock, pollock, pollack
- bottom feederscatfish, loach, sturgeon, suckerfish, flounder
- food fishcod, salmon, tilapia, halibut, snapper