noun
inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish
• Syn: ↑stumpknocker, ↑Lepomis punctatus
• Hypernyms: ↑freshwater bream, ↑bream
• Member Holonyms: ↑Lepomis, ↑genus Lepomis
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noun1. : either of two small sunfishes (Enneacanthus obesus and E. gloriosus) of coastal streams of the eastern U. S.
2. : stumpknocker
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a sunfish, Lepomis punctatus, inhabiting streams from South Carolina to Florida, having the body marked with longitudinal rows of spots. Also called stumpknocker.
[1880-85]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.