Sunfish Definition & Meaning

sunfish
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

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