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crappie

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crap·pie

   [krap-ee]
–noun,plural-pies, (especially collectively) -pie.
either of two small sunfishes of central U.S. rivers, Pomoxis nigromaculatus (black crappie) or P. annularis (white crappie).
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Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; < CanF crapet
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crappie (ˈkræpɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
either of two North American freshwater percoid food and game fishes, Pomoxis nigromaculatus (black crappie) or P. annularis (white crappie): family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, etc)
 
[C19: from Canadian French crapet]

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