georges bank flounder

georges bank flounder
\\|jȯr]jə̇z-, |jȯ(ə)]\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized G&B
Etymology: from Georges Bank, elevation under the sea east of Cape Cod, Mass.
: a brownish yellow flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus dignabilis) — called also lemon sole

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