crappie

American  

[krap-ee] / ˈkræp i /

noun

plural

crappies,

plural

crappie

1. either of two small sunfishes of central U.S. rivers, Pomoxis nigromaculatus black crappie, or strawberry bass or P. annularis white crappie.

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crappie British  

/ ˈkræpɪ /

noun

1. either of two North American freshwater percoid food and game fishes, Pomoxis nigromaculatus ( black crappie ) or P. annularis ( white crappie ): family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, etc)

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Etymology

Origin of crappie

First recorded in 1855–60, from Canadian French crapet

Example Sentences

They also take part in activities like searching a nearby lake for crappie fish with their bare hands or going mudding with monster trucks.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2023

A buffalo head tops the fireplace, and at the center of the voluminous space, there’s an 8,700-gallon freshwater aquarium stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill, carp, gar, perch and crappie.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2022

Fishing is another option, and the stocked lake is full of bass, walleye, crappie and pickerel.

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2021

Crappie are good with jigs searching out further from structures as crappie search for food.

From Washington Times • Nov. 18, 2020

I took the man and his four-year-old son out in the canoe to work some crappie beds.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen