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sunfish in British English
(ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ)
nounWord forms: plural -fish or -fishes
1.
any large plectognath fish of the family Molidae, of temperate and tropical seas, esp Mola mola, which has a large rounded compressed body, long pointed dorsal and anal fins, and a fringelike tail fin
2.
any of various small predatory North American freshwater percoid fishes of the family Centrarchidae, typically having a compressed brightly coloured body
sunfish in American English
(ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ)
nounWord forms: plural ˈsunˌfish or ˈsunˌfishes
1. US
any of a large family (Centrarchidae) of North American, percoid, freshwater fishes,including the bluegill and black bass
2.
ocean sunfish
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