longear sunfish

noun

variants or long-eared sunfish
: a sunfish (Lepomis megalotis) of the central and southern U.S. that is brilliant in color with a long opercular flap

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“Longear sunfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longear%20sunfish. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.

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