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Webster 1913 Edition
Pondfish
Pond′fishˊ
,Noun.
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes belonging to the family
Centrarchidæ
; – called also pond perch
, and sunfish
. ☞ 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.