flounder
n. countablen. a flat, round fish that lives on the bottom of the sea. It has both eyes on one side of its head and moves by flapping its wide body.
n. a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, characterized by a flattened body and both eyes located on the same side of the head. Often used as a food source in various cuisines.
The chef grilled a fresh flounder for dinner.
We caught a large flounder while fishing in the shallow waters of the bay.
The local market specializes in sustainable seafood, offering a variety of fresh flounder caught using traditional, low-impact methods that protect the ocean floor.
From Middle English flowndre, from Anglo-Norman floundre, from Old Northern French flondre, from Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ. Cognate with Danish flynder, German Flunder, Swedish flundra.
Possibly from the noun. Probably a blend of flounce + founder or a blend of founder + blunder or from Dutch flodderen (“wade”). See other terms beginning with fl, such as flutter, flitter, float, flap, flub, flip.