sunperch

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noun

A regional name for any of various North American sunfish caught as panfish.

“All Bill caught were two smallish sunperch, barely worth the effort to clean and cook.”

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Meanings

nounsunperch (plural sunperches or sunperch)

plural sunperches

  1. USA regional name for any of various North American sunfish caught as panfish.

    All Bill caught were two smallish sunperch, barely worth the effort to clean and cook.

    Synonyms: bluegill, bream, pumpkinseed

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA regional name for any of various North American sunfish caught as panfish.

Similar
bluegillbreampumpkinseed

Origin

From sun + perch.

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APA

sunperch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunperch

MLA

“sunperch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunperch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sunperch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunperch.

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