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☆ redear [red′ir΄ ]n.a sunfish (Lepomis microlophus) of the central and SE U.S., with bright red gill covers
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redear — ☆ redear [red′ir΄ ] n. a sunfish (Lepomis microlophus) of the central and SE U.S., with bright red gill covers … English World dictionary
redear — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun also redear sunfish ( s) : a common sunfish (Lepomis microlophus) of the southern and eastern United States resembling the bluegill but somewhat darker above and paler beneath and with the back part of the gill cover bright orange … Useful english dictionary
Redear sunfish — Taxobox name = Redear sunfish fossil range=Middle Miocene to Recent status = secure image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Centrarchidae genus = Lepomis species = L.… … Wikipedia
redear sunfish — noun see redear * * * /red ear / a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis microlophos, of the lower Mississippi valley and southeastern states, having the gill cover margined with scarlet. Also called redear shellcracker. [1945 50; RED1 + EAR1] … Useful english dictionary
redear sunfish — /red ear / a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis microlophos, of the lower Mississippi valley and southeastern states, having the gill cover margined with scarlet. Also called redear shellcracker. [1945 50; RED1 + EAR1] * * * … Universalium
redear — noun Date: circa 1948 a common sunfish (Lepomis microlophus) of the southern and eastern United States that resembles the bluegill but has the back part of the operculum bright orange red and that feeds especially on snails called also… … New Collegiate Dictionary
redear sunfish — red′ear sun′fish [[t]ˈrɛdˌɪər[/t]] n. ich a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis microlophus, of the lower Mississippi valley and SE states, having the gill cover margined with scarlet • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
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Lepomis — Taxobox name = Lepomis fossil range=Middle Miocene to Recent image width = 250px image caption = Redbreast sunfish ( L. auritus ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Centrarchidae genus =… … Wikipedia
