sunfish
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- noun
- /ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ/
- US
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- Inhabiting Eagle Lake are largemouth bass, bluegill, and redear sunfish.
- bluegill sunfish
Examples
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We both caught a fair amount of bass—pulled from the water with their eternally indignant expressions—and flat bluegill and sunfish.
Fiction book (1993) -
So our baby gar and sunfish are doing good.
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Bluegill sunfish are social and spend much of their time in schools with other individuals of roughly the same age, foraging or, as shown here, just hanging out.
Academic text (2005) -
The agency is continuing to look at a regulation change that would allow anglers to transport bluegill and green sunfish from waters that do not contain invasive species.
Blog text (9) -
I'd given up on fishing caterpillars in third grade because the sunfish in Lake Boone near where I grew up detested gypsy moths and tent caterpillars.
Blog text (30) -
The bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus), a social, schooling species popular with anglers, is endemic to the freshwater lakes, ponds, and rivers of North America.
Academic text (2005) -
Yesterday, I caught a small sunfish while fishing in the local pond.
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The bluegill is a common type of sunfish found in many North American lakes.
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During our fishing trip, we observed several sunfish swimming near the lily pads.
Synonyms
A small fish that lives in rivers and lakes and eats other animals like bass and bluegill
Compounds
A very large round flat sea fish with tall fins and a short tail that lives in warm oceans
- US
A freshwater fish in North America with a flat round body often found near rocks
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Etymology
Sunfish for the small freshwater fish also comes from sun + fish, likely because these fish often swim near the top and their bright sides flash in the sun. A helpful way to remember it is to think of small, colorful freshwater fish you can see in sunlight near the water's surface.