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Sunfish   /sˈənfˌɪʃ/   Listen
Sunfish

noun
1.
The lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae.
2.
Among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters.  Synonyms: headfish, mola, ocean sunfish.
3.
Small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed.  Synonym: centrarchid.



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Words linked to "Sunfish" :   sharptail mola, Lepomis gibbosus, percoid fish, pumpkinseed, headfish, mola, Ambloplites rupestris, plectognath, genus Mola, family Centrarchidae, centrarchid, ocean sunfish, Centrarchidae, black bass, percoid, plectognath fish, rock bass, Mola lanceolata, crappie, percoidean, freshwater bream, freshwater fish, bream


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