panfish

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noun

Any fish that is suitable for cooking in a frying pan by virtue of its size and taste.

“Panfish are caught primarily for eating, rather than for sport.”

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Meanings

nounpanfish (countable and uncountable, plural panfishes or panfish)

plural panfishes

  1. countableuncountableAny fish that is suitable for cooking in a frying pan by virtue of its size and taste.

    Panfish are caught primarily for eating, rather than for sport.

Origin

From pan + fish.

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Translations

Finnish pannukala
  • pannukalafish suitable for frying pan

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

fanship
Cite this entry
APA

panfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panfish

MLA

“panfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panfish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panfish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panfish.

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