sunfish
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sunfish
- /ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ/
Where it comes from
* From sun + fish.
* (type of fish): Perhaps from the rounded body shape.
noun sunfish · sunfishes
- Any of various small freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae, often with iridescent colours and having a laterally compressed body.
- Any of various large marine fishes of the family Molidae that have an oval compressed body.
verb sunfishes · sunfishing · sunfished
- Of an animal such as a bull or a horse: to twist the body into a crescent shape and roll back and forth.
Translations
Every language
noun fish of the family Centrarchidae
| Español | centrárquido |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Sonnenbarsch |
| Русский | со́лнечный о́кунь sólnečnyj ókunʹ, со́лнечная ры́ба sólnečnaja rýba |
noun fish of the family Molidae
| Español | pez luna |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 개복치 gaebokchi |
| 日本語 | 翻車魚, マンボウ manbō |
| Português | peixe-lua |
| Français | môle, poisson-lune, molidé |
| Deutsch | Mondfisch |
| Italiano | pesce luna, ortagorisco |
| Русский | рыба-луна ryba-luna |
| Tiếng Việt | cá mặt trăng |
| עברית | דג השמש |
Talk about this word "sunfish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sunfish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sunfish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sunfish "sunfish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sunfish.Cite this
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title = {sunfish},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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