sunfish

English

A sunfish (Centrarchidae)
A sunfish (Molidae)

Etymology

From sun + fish, perhaps from the rounded body shape.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ/

Noun

sunfish (plural sunfish or sunfishes)

  1. Any of various small freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae, often with iridescent colours and having a laterally compressed body.
  2. Any of various large marine fishes of the family Molidae that have an oval compressed body.

Translations

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.