Wa·ter floun·der Zool. The windowpane (Pleuronectes maculatus). [Local, U. S.]
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Win·dow·pane n.
1. Arch. See Pane, n., (3) b. [In this sense, written also window pane.]
2. Zool. A thin, spotted American turbot (Pleuronectes maculatus) remarkable for its translucency. It is not valued as a food fish. Called also spotted turbot, daylight, spotted sand flounder, and water flounder.
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