crappie
noun
either of two small sunfishes of central U.S. rivers, Pomoxis nigromaculatus black crappie, or strawberry bass or P. annularis white crappie.
crappies
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pluralof crappie.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Minnesota native has fond memories of yesteryear, when his family ventured out to drill holes in the ice and tug crappies up from underneath.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2022
Recently six men sieving it for an hour with a 100-foot net came up with only two dozen four-inch creatures that elsewhere would be called crappies and catfish.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2018
The Department of Natural Resources says there are substantial numbers of eating-size walleyes in Green Lake, and good numbers of smallmouth and largemouth bass, northern pike, crappies and bluegills.
From Washington Times ● May 14, 2017
Topics: crunchies, crappies, San Francisco, tech industry, Silicon Valley, , , Protesters with signs gather at the entrance to Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco, California November 7, 2013.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2014
The doomed fish of Flint Creek included large numbers of white crappies, a favorite among anglers.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
