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blue·gill
(blo͞o′gĭl′)n. pl. bluegill or blue·gills
An edible sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) of North American lakes and streams, having a dark spot on the dorsal fin.
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bluegill
(ˈbluːˌɡɪl)n
(Animals) a common North American freshwater sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus: an important food and game fish
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blue•gill
(ˈbluˌgɪl)n.
a bluish freshwater sunfish, Lepomismacrochirus, of the Mississippi River valley.
[1880–85, Amer.]
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Noun | 1. | bluegill - important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States freshwater bream, bream - any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis genus Lepomis, Lepomis - bream |
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