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Sunfish has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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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

3

small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed

4

Any of various small freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae, often with iridescent colours and having a laterally compressed body.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
freshwater fish plectognath percoid fish
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
crappie sharptail mola freshwater bream pumpkinseed rock bass black bass
Rhyming Words
ish hish lish tish mish eish rish nish dish bish pish fish kish aish wish gish irish ajish ilish swish
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