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Definition of Sunfish
1. Noun. The lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae.
2. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Headfish, Mola, Ocean Sunfish
Generic synonyms: Plectognath, Plectognath Fish
Group relationships: Genus Mola
Specialized synonyms: Mola Lanceolata, Sharptail Mola
Generic synonyms: Plectognath, Plectognath Fish
Group relationships: Genus Mola
Specialized synonyms: Mola Lanceolata, Sharptail Mola
3. Noun. Small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed.
Exact synonyms: Centrarchid
Generic synonyms: Percoid, Percoid Fish, Percoidean
Group relationships: Centrarchidae, Family Centrarchidae
Specialized synonyms: Crappie, Bream, Freshwater Bream, Lepomis Gibbosus, Pumpkinseed, Ambloplites Rupestris, Rock Bass, Rock Sunfish, Black Bass
Generic synonyms: Percoid, Percoid Fish, Percoidean
Group relationships: Centrarchidae, Family Centrarchidae
Specialized synonyms: Crappie, Bream, Freshwater Bream, Lepomis Gibbosus, Pumpkinseed, Ambloplites Rupestris, Rock Bass, Rock Sunfish, Black Bass
Definition of Sunfish
1. n. A very large oceanic plectognath fish (Mola mola, Mola rotunda, or Orthagoriscus mola) having a broad body and a truncated tail.
Definition of Sunfish
1. a marine fish [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sunfish
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