sunfish

ˈsʌnfɪʃ

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Definition of sunfish - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

aquatic lifesmall freshwater fish with bright colors and compressed body

We caught a sunfish in the lake.

bluegill

bream

perch

oceanic fishany of various large oceanic fishes related to molas

The sunfish swam lazily near the surface of the water..

mola

ocean sunfish

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small freshwater fish with bright colors and compressed body
any of various large oceanic fishes related to molas

Expressions with sunfish

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band pigmy sunfish

small sunfish with distinctive band markings

The band pigmy sunfish is found in freshwater streams.

ocean sunfish

large flat fish living in warm and temperate ocean waters

The ocean sunfish can be seen near the surface in summer.

Origin of sunfish

English, sun (sun) + fish (fish)

Terms with sunfish included in their meaning

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bream

American fish

American freshwater fish, also called sunfish

mola

fish

large ocean sunfish with a flat body

punkie

fish

type of North American sunfish

band pigmy sunfish

fish

small sunfish with distinctive band markings

Examples of sunfish in a sentence

Children love watching the sunfish at the pet store.
We spotted a sunfish during our dive.
A sunfish can grow to an enormous size.

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French:crapet, poisson-lune, ...
German:Sonnenbarsch, Mondfisch, ...
Italian:pesce sole, pesce luna, ...
Spanish:pez sol, pez luna, ...
Portuguese:peixe-sol, peixe-lua, ...
Chinese:太阳鱼, 翻车鱼, ...
Japanese:ブルーギル, マンボウ, ...
Arabic:سَمَكَة شَمْس, سَمَكَة الشَّمْس, ...
Hebrew:דַּג שֶׁמֶשׁ, דַג שֶמֶש, ...
Russian:солнечник, рыба-луна, ...
Ukrainian:сонячна риба, ...
Hindi:सनफिश, सूरज मछली, ...
Bengali:সানফিশ, সূর্যমাছ, ...
Catalan:peix d'aigua dolça, peix lluna, ...
Czech:slunečnice, měsíčník, ...
Danish:solaborre, klumpfisk, ...
Dutch:zonnebaars, maanvis, ...
Greek:ηλιόψαρο, φεγγαρόψαρο, ...
Hungarian:naphal, holdhal, ...
Khmer:ត្រីសាន់ហ្វីស, ត្រីព្រះអាទិត្យសមុទ្រ, ...
Korean:블루길, 개복치, ...
Persian:آفتاب‌ماهی, ماهی خورشیدی, ...
Polish:słonecznica, samogłów, ...
Portuguese (BR):peixe-sol, peixe-lua, ...
Romanian:pește-soare, pește-lună, ...
Swedish:solabborre, solfisk, ...
Thai:ปลาน้ำจืดขนาดเล็กสีสันสดใสลำตัวแบน, ปลาแสงอาทิตย์, ...
Turkish:güneş balığı, ...
Vietnamese:cá thái dương, cá mola, ...

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