Sunfish

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pondfish \Pond"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes
     belonging to the family {Centrarchid[ae]}; -- called also
     {pond perch}, and {sunfish}.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     Note: The common pondfish of New England ({Lepomis gibbosus})
           is called also {bream}, {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}.
           See {Sunfish}. The long-eared pondfish ({Lepomis
           auritus}) of the Eastern United States is distinguished
           by its very long opercular flap.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Moonfish \Moon"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     (a) An American marine fish ({Vomer setipennis}); -- called
         also {bluntnosed shiner}, {horsefish}, and {sunfish}.
     (b) A broad, thin, silvery marine fish ({Selene vomer}); --
         called also {lookdown}, and {silver moonfish}.
     (c) The mola. See {Sunfish}, 1.
         [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sunfish \Sun"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     (a) A very large oceanic plectognath fish ({Mola mola}, {Mola
         rotunda}, or {Orthagoriscus mola}) having a broad body
         and a truncated tail.
     (b) Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American
         fresh-water fishes of the family {Centrachidae}. They
         have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines.
         Among the common species of the Eastern United States are
         {Lepomis gibbosus} (called also {bream}, {pondfish},
         {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}), the blue sunfish, or
         dollardee ({Lepomis pallidus}), and the long-eared
         sunfish ({Lepomis auritus}). Several of the species are
         called also {pondfish}.
     (c) The moonfish, or bluntnosed shiner.
     (d) The opah.
     (e) The basking, or liver, shark.
     (f) Any large jellyfish.
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sunfish
       n 1: the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes
            of the family Centrarchidae
       2: 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 [syn: {ocean sunfish}, {mola}, {headfish}]
       3: small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America
          usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic
          luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed [syn:
           {centrarchid}]
       [also: {sunfishes} (pl)]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Sunfish, KY
    Zip code(s): 42284