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’ve infested most of the river and many tributaries, crowding out native species like bass and crappie.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2022

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 excellent in the creek and shallower piles that can hold crappie around 8’.

From Washington Times • Oct. 14, 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