- Lepomis
- nounbream• Syn: ↑genus Lepomis• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Centrarchidae, ↑family Centrarchidae• Member Meronyms:↑pumpkinseed, ↑Lepomis gibbosus, ↑bluegill, ↑Lepomis macrochirus, ↑spotted sunfish, ↑stumpknocker, ↑Lepomis punctatus
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\\lə̇ˈpōmə̇s\ nounUsage: capitalizedEtymology: New Latin, from Greek lepis scale, flake + -pomis (from pōma lid, cover, operculum); akin to Greek poimēn herdsman, shepherd, pōy herd, flock — more at lepid-, fur: a genus of No. American freshwater sunfishes (family Centrarchidae) that includes the bluegill and several closely related panfishes
Useful english dictionary. 2012.