panfish
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- noun
- /ˈpænˌfɪʃ/
- US
:
pescado de agua dulce
- While waiting for the runoff to subside, we hit up some local ponds for a bit of spring panfish on flies.
- panfish and bass
- panfish or crappie
- panfish and trout
Examples
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The panfish of Ekesh (called that because they are the shape of a pan, complete with a long handle) have orange-red spots over their gills, and in the translucent waters, they look like sparks darting.
Fiction book (1990) -
OH, YEAH, THAT’S GONNA PUT THE PANFISH DOWN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.
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That's going to put your panfish down for a while.
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The p110 roofs, however, were of clay, orange-red, the color of the spots on the panfish.
Fiction book (1990) -
He says Pineview's tiger muskie and panfish get lots of attention from anglers.
Blog text (6) -
"The reservoir's smallmouth bass are often overshadowed by its tiger muskie and panfish," Penne says.
Blog text (6) -
For the lake, medium light to medium action rod and matching reel -- minimum of 8 lb to 15 lb test for bass, 4 lb to 6 lb for perch or panfish.
Blog text (14) -
We never felt guilty about bringing home a bucketful of panfish for dinner.
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The opportunity to catch these delicious, hard-fighting panfish lured many anglers from around the state to the lake.
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I could walk or pedal my bike to a nearby panfish pond anytime, and I always caught plenty of fish.
Synonyms
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Meat from a water animal that people cook and eat
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A water animal that lives in rivers or lakes and people eat
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A fish that people catch for sport, not for food or money
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5.3
The meat of small freshwater fish that people cook and eat
How Prized
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Morphology
Etymology
Panfish comes from the two simple words pan and fish, meaning a fish small enough to fit in a cooking pan. So, think of fish you can 'pan-fry' whole for a quick, simple meal.