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family Centrarchidae — noun sunfish family • Syn: ↑Centrarchidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑order Percomorphi … Useful english dictionary
Sunfish — or sun fish may refer to: *Sunfish (sailboat), an International Sunfish Class sailing dinghyIn saltwater fishes: *Ocean sunfish or Mola mola *Opah, family Lampridae; two speciesIn freshwater fishes: * Pygmy sunfish * Centrarchidae, a family of… … Wikipedia
Sunfish — Sun fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A very large oceanic plectognath fish ({Mola mola}, {Mola rotunda}, or {Orthagoriscus mola}) having a broad body and a truncated tail. (b) Any one of numerous species of perch like North American fresh water fishes of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sunfish — [sun′fish΄] n. pl. sunfish or sunfishes (see FISH) ☆ 1. any of a large family (Centrarchidae) of North American, percoid, freshwater fishes, including the bluegill and black bass 2. OCEAN SUNFISH … English World dictionary
sunfish — /sun fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) sunfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) sunfishes. 1. the ocean sunfish, Mola mola. 2. any of various other fishes of the family Molidae. 3. any of several small, brightly colored, spiny… … Universalium
Sunfish Lake, Minnesota — Infobox Settlement official name = Sunfish Lake, Minnesota settlement type = City nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Location of Sunfish Lake, Minnesota… … Wikipedia
sunfish — /ˈsʌnfɪʃ / (say sunfish) noun (plural sunfish or sunfishes) 1. a huge fish, the ocean sunfish, Mola mola, found in Australian waters and elsewhere, having a deep body abbreviated behind, seeming to consist of little more than the head. 2. any… …
sunfish — Pondfish Pond fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of American fresh water fishes belonging to the family {Centrarchid[ae]}; called also {pond perch}, and {sunfish}. [1913 Webster] Note: The common pondfish of New England ({Lepomis… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sunfish — noun Date: 1629 1. ocean sunfish 2. any of numerous North American freshwater bony fishes (family Centrarchidae, especially genus Lepomis) usually with a deep compressed body and metallic luster … New Collegiate Dictionary
sunfish — noun a) Any of various small freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae, often with iridescent colours and having a laterally compressed body. b) Any of various large marine fishes of the family Molidae that have an oval compressed body … Wiktionary
