warmouth

(wôrmo̵ut̸h′)

noun pl. warmouth or warmouths

a freshwater sunfish (Lepomis gulosus) of the E U.S. and the Mississippi basin, usually olive-green or bronze mottled with darker colorings

Origin: < ?

See warmouth in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. war·mouths (-mouÞzˌ, -mouthsˌ) or warmouth
A freshwater sunfish (Lepomis gulosus) of the eastern and midwestern United States, having an olive color, a large mouth, and minute teeth on its tongue.

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