flounder
noun(floun-der)
flatfish; especially : any of various marine fishes (families Pleuronectidae, Paralichthyidae, and Bothidae) that include important food fishes
flounder
verb(floun-der)
to struggle to move or obtain footing : thrash about wildly
flounder
verb(floun-der)
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
flounder
noun(floun-der)
a greenish-brown white-spotted flounder (Paralichthys dentatus of the family Paralichthyidae) that occurs along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. from Maine to Florida and is used for food
flounder
noun(floun-der)
a rusty-brown flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus of the family Pleuronectidae) of the northwestern Atlantic important as a market fish especially in winter
flounder
noun(floun-der)
a flounder (Limanda ferruginea) of the western Atlantic that is brownish above with rusty spots and yellow in front of the tail fin