flounder2

 
Pronunciation: /ˈflaʊndə/

noun

  • a small flatfish that typically occurs in shallow coastal water.
    • Families Pleuronectidae and Bothidae: several species, in particular the edible Platichthys flesus of European waters
  • (flounders) a collective term for flatfishes other than soles. See flatfish.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French flondre, probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Danish flynder