Common Names Summary - Pseudopleuronectes americanus
Common name of Pseudopleuronectes americanus
 
Common name Flounder
Language English
Type Market
Official trade name No
Rank 4 - (Less common name)
Territory US America (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Randolph, S. and M. Snyder, 1993
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks FDA market name; '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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