sunfish
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A sunfish (Centrarchidae) 
A sunfish (Molidae)
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ/
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Noun
sunfish (plural sunfish or sunfishes)
- Any of various small freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae, often with iridescent colours and having a laterally compressed body.
- Any of various large marine fishes of the family Molidae that have an oval compressed body.
Derived terms
Translations
fish of the family Centrarchidae
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fish of the family Molidae
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Verb
sunfish (third-person singular simple present sunfishes, present participle sunfishing, simple past and past participle sunfished)
- (intransitive) Of an animal such as a bull or a horse: to twist the body into a crescent shape and roll back and forth.