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blue⋅gill

[bloo-gil]
–noun
a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus, of the Mississippi River valley, used for food.

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; blue + gill 1
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blue·gill   (blōō'gĭl')   
n.   pl. bluegill or blue·gills
A common edible sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) of North American lakes and streams.
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