Bluegill
a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus, of the Mississippi River valley, used for food.
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Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas Artie L. Metcalf
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas Artie L. Metcalf
noun
a common North American freshwater sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus: an important food and game fish
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