bluegill

American  

[bloo-gil] / ˈbluˌgɪl /

noun

1. a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus, of the Mississippi River valley, used for food.

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bluegill British  

/ ˈbluːˌɡɪl /

noun

1. a common North American freshwater sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus : an important food and game fish

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Etymology

Origin of bluegill

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; blue + gill ¹

Example Sentences

Bluegill are good on weighted jigs, cut worms, and corn.

From Washington Times • Oct. 9, 2019

Bluegill are good with cut worms among brush.

From Washington Times • Oct. 9, 2019

Bluegill and channel catfish are stocked in the fall, around Labor Day weekend, while bass are provided to farm pond owners in the late spring or early summer, around Memorial Day, he said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2015

Crappie, Bluegill, Perch and catfish are showing up daily.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2012

Bluegill are predominately pond-fish in Kansas, and populations in rivers may consist partly of individuals that escaped from ponds in time of overflow.

From Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas by Deacon, James Everett