Sunfish (Noun)
Meaning 1
The lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- The chef carefully filleted the sunfish, revealing its delicate white flesh.
- Sunfish is a popular choice for fish fries in the Midwest, where it's often served with tartar sauce.
- After a long day of fishing, they returned to shore with a bucket full of sunfish to clean and cook.
- The local restaurant served a plate of breaded and fried sunfish that was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
- According to the state fishing regulations, the daily catch limit for sunfish was 20 per person.
Meaning 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.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
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Meaning 3
Small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.