CRAPPIE

crappie

(noun) small sunfishes of central United States rivers

crappie

(noun) small sunfishes of the genus Pomoxis of central United States rivers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

crappie (plural crappies or crappie)

A member of either of two species of North American sunfish of the genus Pomoxis. Both are silvery-white with black speckles, and prized as gamefish.

Anagrams

• epicarp

Source: Wiktionary


Crap"pie (krp"p), n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A kind of fresh-water bass of the genus Pomoxys, found in the rivers of the Southern United States and Mississippi valley. There are several species. [Written also croppie.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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