Sunfish Definition

sŭnfĭsh
sunfishes
noun
sunfishes
Any of a large family (Centrarchidae) of North American, percoid, freshwater fishes, including the bluegill and black bass.
Webster's New World

Ocean sunfish.

Webster's New World
Any of several large marine fishes of the family Molidae, especially the ocean sunfish.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Sunfish

Noun

Singular:
sunfish
Plural:
sunfishes

Origin of Sunfish

  • From the roundish bodies and bright colors of many sunfish species

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • sun +"Ž fish

    From Wiktionary

Sunfish Sentence Examples

  • We saw a group of bull rays, the biggest barracuda I have ever seen and 4 sunfish.

  • We spotted two sunfish here in early September 05.

  • Dale Edmunds Jack Rushton with the sunfish 8 July 2001 Small Sunfish seen near the Bucks (Lamorna, Cornwall) 8th July.

  • There was also a small sunfish to entertain one group.

  • Sunfish take a shine to Cornish coast - 26/07/2006 A shoal of ocean sunfish take a shine to Cornish coast - 26/07/2006 A shoal of ocean sunfish is spotted off the Cornwall coast.

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Words Starting With

SSUSUN

Words Ending With

HSHISH

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