black crappie

noun

: a silvery black-mottled sunfish (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) of eastern and central North America having seven or eight protruding spines on the dorsal fins

Examples of black crappie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The previous black crappie state record was a 3.15-pound, 17.76-inch fish caught in 2024. —Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025

Jerry Porter of Harts, West Virginia, caught a black crappie while fishing at East Lynn Lake in Wayne County. —Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025

Certified weight records will be available for black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, flathead catfish, lake trout, northern pike, smallmouth bass, walleye and yellow perch. —Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025

Mason Schwartz’s black crappie is the first record for the species that TPW has ever recognized on the Concho River. —Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1827, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for black crappie

• chappie
• happy
• nappy
• pappy
• sappy
• scrappy
• snappy
• unhappy

Kids Definition

black crappie

noun

: a silvery black mottled sunfish of the central and eastern U.S.

called also calico bass