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[floun-der] / ˈflaʊn dər /


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He soon made his stage debut playing Flounder in a production of “The Little Mermaid” as part of that program.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Either of these could be an explanation for why Ariel's only friends are Flounder and Scuttle instead of other merpeople.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2023

This is what animation should do: wow us with expressive, impossible wonders rather than reimagining Flounder from “The Little Mermaid” as a photorealistic fish.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2023

Among the voice actors, Daveed Diggs plays the crab Sebastian, Awkwafina is the diving bird Scuttle, and Jacob Tremblay is the fish Flounder.

From Reuters • May 24, 2023

Now slipping over a back-yard fence, now at last on the waterfront, Sea Street, Flounder Alley.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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