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Definition of Flounders

Flounder
Flounder Floun"der, n. [Cf. Sw. flundra; akin to Dan. flynder, Icel. fly?ra, G. flunder, and perh. to E. flounder, v.i.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A flatfish of the family Pleuronectid[ae], of many species. Note: The common English flounder is Pleuronectes flesus. There are several common American species used as food; as the smooth flounder (P. glabra); the rough or winter flounder (P. Americanus); the summer flounder, or plaice (Paralichthys dentatus), Atlantic coast; and the starry flounder (Pleuronectes stellatus). 2. (Bootmaking) A tool used in crimping boot fronts.
Flounder
Flounder Floun"der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Floundered; p. pr. & vb. n. Floundering.] [Cf. D. flodderen to flap, splash through mire, E. flounce, v.i., and flounder the fish.] To fling the limbs and body, as in making efforts to move; to struggle, as a horse in the mire, or as a fish on land; to roll, toss, and tumble; to flounce. They have floundered on from blunder to blunder. --Sir W. Hamilton.
Flounder
Flounder Floun"der, n. The act of floundering.

Meaning of Flounders from wikipedia

- adult, a flounder changes its habits and camouflages itself by lying on the bottom of the ocean floor as protection against predators. Flounders ambush...
- provides flounders with a wide range of view. One eye can look forward while the other looks backward at the same time. The baby flounders have one eye...
- Pleuronectidae, also known as righteye flounders, are a family of flounders. They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom...
- Look up flounder in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Flounders are a group of several species of flatfish. Flounder is also a verb meaning to act clumsily...
- The southern flounders or armless flounders are a small family, Achiropsettidae, of flounders found in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters. There are four...
- ISBN 0-7090-0923-2. Cousens, Belinda (2005). Flounders Folly: The Story of A Shropshire Folly and Its Builder. The Flounders Folly Trust. Royle, Julie (2003). 50...
- Brasil. Flounders, Sara (1998), NATO in the Balkans: Voices of Opposition by Ramsey Clark and others, World View Forum, ISBN 978-0-9656916-2-8 Flounders, Sara...
- The Flounder (German: Der Butt, pronounced [deːɐ̯ bʊt] ) is a 1977 novel by the German writer Günter Gr****. It is loosely based on the fairy tale "The...
- Egham, Surrey and Glasgow. > Flounders was born at Crathorne in 1768, and educated at Ackworth School, Leeds. Flounders' life was touched by tragedy with...
- Bothidae or lefteye flounders are a family of flounders. They are called "lefteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their right...