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PRONUNCIATION OF SUNFISH

sunfish  [ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUNFISH

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Sunfish is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUNFISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sunfish in the English dictionary

The definition of sunfish in the dictionary is any large plectognath fish of the family Molidae, of temperate and tropical seas, esp Mola mola, which has a large rounded compressed body, long pointed dorsal and anal fins, and a fringelike tail fin. Other definition of sunfish is any of various small predatory North American freshwater percoid fishes of the family Centrarchidae, typically having a compressed brightly coloured body.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUNFISH


blowfish
ˈbləʊˌfɪʃ
bonefish
ˈbəʊnˌfɪʃ
catfish
ˈkætˌfɪʃ
clownfish
ˈklaʊnˌfɪʃ
dealfish
ˈdiːlˌfɪʃ
dolphinfish
ˈdɒlfɪnˌfɪʃ
finfish
ˈfɪnˌfɪʃ
goldfish
ˈɡəʊldˌfɪʃ
jellyfish
ˈdʒɛlɪˌfɪʃ
lionfish
ˈlaɪənˌfɪʃ
moonfish
ˈmuːnˌfɪʃ
muttonfish
ˈmʌtənˌfɪʃ
panfish
ˈpænˌfɪʃ
pinfish
ˈpɪnˌfɪʃ
ribbonfish
ˈrɪbənˌfɪʃ
shellfish
ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ
starfish
ˈstɑːˌfɪʃ
stonefish
ˈstəʊnˌfɪʃ
surgeonfish
ˈsɜːdʒənˌfɪʃ
swordfish
ˈsɔːdˌfɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUNFISH

sundown
sundowner
sundress
sundries
sundrily
sundrops
sundry
sundry shop
Sundsvall
sunfast
sunflower
sunflower oil
sunflower seed oil
sunflower seeds
sung
Sungari
sungazing
Sungkiang
sunglass
sunglasses

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUNFISH

baitfish
big fish
crayfish
drink like a fish
elfish
fish
flatfish
flowerhorn fish
flying fish
needlefish
oafish
parrotfish
river fish
sailfish
selfish
stockfish
triggerfish
unselfish
whitefish
zebrafish

Synonyms and antonyms of sunfish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sunfish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUNFISH

Find out the translation of sunfish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sunfish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sunfish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

翻车鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sunfish
570 millions of speakers

English

sunfish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sunfish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سمكة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Санфиш
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sunfish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sunfish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arlequin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sunfish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mondfisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マンボウ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

개복치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sunfish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thái dương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sunfish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सूर्यफूल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

güneş balığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sunfish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

błękitnoskrzeli
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Санфіш
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sunfish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sunfish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sonvis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sunfish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

solabbor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sunfish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNFISH»

The term «sunfish» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.893 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNFISH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sunfish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUNFISH»

Discover the use of sunfish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sunfish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Panfish: The Complete Guide to Catching Sunfish, Crappies, ...
Throughout the South, fishermen refer to all sunfish as bream or brim. The names originated from early American settlers who thought the fish resembled a flat- bodied European species called a bream. The sunfish family includes crappies, ...
Creative Publishing International Staff, Dick Sternberg, 1996
2
Ocean Sunfish
Photographs and simple text introduce the reader to the physical characteristics, habitat, and habits of ocean sunfish.
Deborah Coldiron, 2010
3
Fishes of West Virginia
There are occasional records of longear sunfish in Atlantic Slope drainages; such occurrences likely result from introductions. The fish is found in all of the major West Virginia drainages, being absent only from the James River drainage.
Jay Stauffer, 2007
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Nature's Champions: The Biggest, the Fastest, the Best
Layer. of. the. Most. Eggs. n'. The safe, lazy life of the ocean sunfish does not. THE OCEAN SUNFISH The ocean sunfish is a peculiar- looking creature. It looks as though someone had sliced off its back half, just behind its head. (Indeed, some ...
Alvin Silverstein, Virginia B. Silverstein, 2003
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Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Freshwater Fish
Similar in range to the green sunfish, the longear sunfish occurs in east-central North America, west of the Appalachian Mountains from southern Quebec and western New York throughout the Mississippi Valley, and westward through ...
Ken Schultz, 2010
6
Field & Stream
All of the Western states have sunfish of one or more varieties, but they are so seldom mentioned or fished for that many anglers are not aware of the delightful light-tackle sport and good eating these fish furnish. Certainly there are a few ...
7
The Inland Fishes of Mississippi
Similar Species: The bantam sunfish is most similar to the redspotted sunfish, from which it differs in having a lower lateral scale count (29-37 versus 34-42) and in having the lateral line incomplete and interrupted. Bantam sunfish are also very ...
Stephen T. Ross, 2001
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Polarized Light in Animal Vision: Polarization Patterns in ...
28.2.1 Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus Cameron and Pugh (1991) investigated the PS of the green sunfish Lepomis cyanellus with a classical conditioning technique. Three fish learned to suppress their heart rate if totally linearly polarized ...
Gábor Horváth, Dezsö Varju, 2004
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Reproductive Biology and Early Life History of Fishes in the ...
Longear sunfish is restricted to the freshwaters of east-central North America. This species occurs west of the Appalachians from southern QU south to the Gulf of Mexico in AL and western FL. Range extends west through TX and Rio Grande  ...
Robert Wallus, Thomas P. Simon, 2008
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Adirondack Wildlife: A Field Guide
SUNFISH AND BASS (Family Centrarchidae) Centrarchid family members have a minimum of three spines on the anal fin and from five to thirteen spines at the front of the dorsal fin. They are generally deep-bodied fish with thin profiles.
James M. Ryan, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUNFISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sunfish is used in the context of the following news items.
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Canada's Luke Ramsay wins silver in open sunfish sailing at Pan …
TORONTO - Canada's Luke Ramsay has won silver in the open sunfish sailing class at the Pan American Games. Jonathan Martinetti Mawyin of Ecuador ... «Brandon Sun, Jul 15»
2
'Shark sighting' was actually just a sunfish, Sea Bright cops say
Sunfish are often confused with sharks, according to the National Geographic. A video on social media showed scores of people on the sand, looking out at the ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
3
Spot sunfish in Rehoboth Bay? Give it space, officials say
Ocean sunfish, also called mola mola, are an odd looking fish. Sunfish are found in every ocean, and unlike many other fish they don't have a tail. They are the ... «Delmarva Daily Times, Jun 15»
4
Ocean sunfish an intriguing find
A morning walk with the dog turned out to be an intriguing trip for a Timaru man when he stumbled upon an ocean sunfish. Jim Flutey initially thought the dead ... «The Press, May 15»
5
Lazy sunfish are actually active predators
If you spot an ocean sunfish (Mola mola) near the surface of the water, you might be amazed by its size. These are, after all, the biggest of all the teleost fish (the ... «Science News, May 15»
6
Sunfish and sharks get the Body Worlds treatment
Sunfish are undisputed freaks of the piscine world. They typically grow to 1.8 metres long and 2.5 metres high from fin tip to fin tip, and at 1000 kilograms they ... «New Scientist, Mar 15»
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Pakistani fishermen in the Arabian sea.—AFP/File
KARACHI: A 1.8-metre-long sunfish that accidentally got entangled in fishing net off Ormara, Balochistan, was safely released by fishermen recently. The sunfish ... «DAWN.com, Dec 14»
8
Deep ocean sunfish washed up on beach in North Queensferry
Chris Smith added: "There are a few reports each year of sunfish sightings, mainly from fishing vessels as the fish have a funny habit of swimming on their side ... «BBC News, Nov 14»
9
Sunfish Or Shark? Massachusetts Investigates Dual Great White …
They look like a shark, but it's just a big sunfish! pic.twitter.com/Cv9oUqxxPB. — SS Harbormasters (@ssharbormasters) September 28, 2014. Emerson said that ... «The Inquisitr, Sep 14»
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Rare sunfish spotted in Isle of Man waters
A rare sunfish has been photographed by marine wildlife enthusiasts off the north coast of the Isle of Man. The creature was spotted by Wendy Gawne and Pete ... «BBC News, Sep 14»

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