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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An edible sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) of North American lakes and streams, having a dark spot on the dorsal fin.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One of the largest of the sunfishes, Lepomis pallidus.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A North American sunfish; Lepomis macrochirus.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States

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blue +‎ gill

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