redear sunfish

American  

[red-eer] / ˈrɛdˌɪər /

noun

1. a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis microlophos, of the lower Mississippi valley and southeastern states, having the gill cover margined with scarlet.

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Etymology

Origin of redear sunfish

First recorded in 1945–50; red ¹ + ear ¹

Example Sentences

One meal per week of redbreast, redear sunfish and striped bass.

From Washington Times • Apr. 11, 2018

One meal a week of black crappie, bluegill, redear sunfish and redbreast.

From Washington Times • Apr. 11, 2018

Four Holes Swamp - Eat no mudfish, largemouth bass or chain pickerel; no more than one meal per week of bluegill, redbreast sunfish, redear sunfish and warmouth.

From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2015

No restrictions on black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, redbreast sunfish, warmouth, blue catfish, chain pickerel, redear sunfish, yellow perch.

From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2015

No more than one meal per week of black crappie, bluegill, redbreast sunfish and redear sunfish.

From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2015