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LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Lepomis gibbosus mean?
• LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS (noun)
The noun LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS has 1 sense:
1. small brilliantly colored North American sunfish
Familiarity information: LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small brilliantly colored North American sunfish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Lepomis gibbosus; pumpkinseed
Hypernyms ("Lepomis gibbosus" is a kind of...):
centrarchid; sunfish (small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed)
Holonyms ("Lepomis gibbosus" is a member of...):
genus Lepomis; Lepomis (bream)
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