warmouth

American  

[wawr-mouth] / ˈwɔrˌmaʊθ /

noun

plural

warmouths,

plural

warmouth

1. a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis gulosus, of the eastern U.S., having a patch of small teeth on its tongue.

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Etymology

Origin of warmouth

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; origin uncertain

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Example Sentences

One meal a month of chain pickerel and warmouth.

From Washington Times • Apr. 11, 2018

One meal weekly of bluegill, redbreast, redear sunfish and warmouth.

From Washington Times • Apr. 11, 2018

No more than one meal per week of warmouth and redbreast sunfish.

From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2015

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

In the smaller aquaria were shown the game fish of the State, a list of which comprises the black bass, crappie, sunfishes, yellow perch, white perch, warmouth bass, and the two varieties of striped bass.

From Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission by Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission