BLUEGILL

Meaning of BLUEGILL in English

/blooh"gil'/ , n.

a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus, of the Mississippi River valley, used for food.

[ 1880-85, Amer.; BLUE + GILL 1 ]

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BLUEGILL — noun Date: 1881 a common sunfish ( Lepomis macrochirus ) of the eastern and central United States sought for food …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BLUEGILL — Popular game fish ( Lepomis macrochirus ) and one of the best-known sunfishes throughout its original range, the freshwater habitats …
Английский словарь Британика
BLUEGILL — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun also bluegill bream or bluegill sunfish : a common sunfish ( Lepomis macrochirus ) of the Mississippi drainage, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLUEGILL — n. large sunfish
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BLUEGILL — noun Date: 1881 : a common sunfish ( Lepomis macrochirus ) of the eastern and central United States sought for …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLUEGILL — [ 'blu:gɪl ] ■ noun an edible North American freshwater fish with a deep body and bluish cheeks and gill …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BLUEGILL — [blue.gill] n (1881): a common sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) of the eastern and central U.S. sought for food and sport
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BLUEGILL — (Lepomis macrochirus), popular game fish in the sunfish family, Centrarchidae (order Perciformes). It is one of the best-known sunfishes throughout …
Britannica English vocabulary
BLUEGILL — n. Popular game fish ( Lepomis macrochirus ) and one of the best-known sunfishes throughout its original range, the freshwater …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BLUEGILL — gullible
Anagrams English vocabulary
BLUEGILL — ихт. синежаберный солнечник (Lepomis macrochir)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BLUEGILL — ихт. синежаберный солнечник ( Lepomis macrochir )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
BLUEGILL — n. Pronunciation: ' blü- ˌ gil Function: noun Date: 1881 : a common sunfish ( Lepomis macrochirus ) of the …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BLUEGILL SUNFISH — noun see bluegill
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLUEGILL BREAM — noun see bluegill
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REDEAR — noun Date: circa 1948 a common sunfish ( Lepomis microlophus ) of the southern and eastern United States that resembles …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SUNFISH — Any of numerous species of brightly coloured North American carnivorous freshwater fishes placed with the crappies and black basses in …
Английский словарь Британика
BREAM — I. ˈbrim ( usual US pronunc ), ˈbrēm sometimes ˈbrem noun ( plural bream or breams ) Etymology: Middle English …
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STUMPKNOCKER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a small brown-speckled sunfish ( Lepomis punctatus ) of the southeastern United States resembling the bluegill and …
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REDEAR — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun also redear sunfish ( -s ) : a common sunfish ( Lepomis microlophus ) of the southern and …
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PUMPKINSEED — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a small brilliantly colored No. American freshwater sunfish ( Lepomis gibbosus ) or the related bluegill …
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LEPOMIS — lə̇ˈpōmə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek lepis scale, flake + -pomis (from pōma lid, cover, operculum); akin …
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DOLLARDEE — ˈdälə(r)ˌdē noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown : bluegill
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COPPERNOSED BREAM — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷- noun also coppernosed sunfish : bluegill
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COPPERNOSE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: probably by folk etymology from French couperose coppernose, copperas — more at copperas 1. : an inflamed …
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COPPERHEAD — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. a. : a pit viper ( Agkistrodon contortrix syn. A. mokasen ) widely distributed in upland areas …
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BLUE SUNFISH — noun : bluegill
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BLUEMOUTH SUNFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- noun or blue-mouthed sunfish ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- : bluegill
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLUE BREAM — noun : bluegill
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BREAM — I. ˈbrim, ˈbrēm noun ( plural bream or breams ) Etymology: Middle English breme, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REDEAR — noun Date: circa 1948 : a common sunfish ( Lepomis microlophus ) of the southern and eastern United States that …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REDEAR — [red.ear] n (ca. 1948): a common sunfish (Lepomis microlophus) of the southern and eastern U.S. resembling the bluegill but having …
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