Common name of Pseudopleuronectes americanus
 
Common name Winter flounder
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality
Ref. Leim, A.H. and W.B. Scott, 1966
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier behavior
2nd modifier
Remarks 'flounder', i.e., flatfish, Middle English, from Anglo-French 'floundre', of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse 'flythra', i.e., flounder (Ref. 27888).
 
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