LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS Synonyms

• 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

• clean (a ship's bottom) with heat

• the top edge of a vessel or other container

• a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat

• be completely full

• fill as much as possible

• common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States

• venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia

• 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

• bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

• enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol

• small brilliantly colored North American sunfish