pond perch

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pond perch - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     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.
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