Table of Contents
1. sunfish
noun. ['ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ'] the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae.
Synonyms
Etymology
- fish (English)
- fiscian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- sun (English)
- sunne (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Sunfish
- angelfish
- bottomfish
- catfish
- crawfish
- cuttlefish
- dealfish
- dogfish
- goldfish
- goosefish
- guardfish
- jellyfish
- jewfish
- pipefish
- redfish
- sailfish
- shellfish
- starfish
- swordfish
- whitefish
- whitefish
Sentences with sunfish
1. Adjective
Bluegills are a type of panfish that are most commonly referred to as sunfish.
2. sunfish
noun. ['ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ'] small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- fish (English)
- fiscian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- sun (English)
- sunne (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. sunfish
noun. ['ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ'] 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.
Etymology
- fish (English)
- fiscian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- sun (English)
- sunne (Middle English (1100-1500))