warmouth

[wawr-mouth]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of warmouth¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Edmonds teacher Jennie Warmouth is making the most of her young students’ interest in wildlife.

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Warmouth gently reminds the class that black bears eat meat and plants.

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One day in mid-December, Warmouth is online with her second graders, who are learning about black bears.

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“Today we’re going to consider one of the skills our three little baby black bears need to learn before they’re released back into the wild,” Warmouth says over Zoom.

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“We want to think like bears,” Warmouth says.

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