CENTRARCHIDAE Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word centrarchidae. (close relations)
Definition of CENTRARCHIDAE
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bream | nounn | |||||||
noun • flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe • flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae • any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae • any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis verb • clean (a ship's bottom) with heat | ||||||||
crappie | nounn | |||||||
noun • small sunfishes of the genus Pomoxis of central United States rivers • small sunfishes of central United States rivers | ||||||||
sunfish | nounn | |||||||
noun • the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae • 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 • small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed | ||||||||
freshwater bass | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus) • North American food and game fish | ||||||||
family centrarchidae | nounn | |||||||
noun • sunfish family |