Lepomis macrochirus

Definitions of Lepomis macrochirus
  1. noun
    important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States
    synonyms: bluegill
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    type of:
    bream, freshwater bream
    any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis
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