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Definition of crappies in English English dictionary
- pomoxis
- crappie
- A member of either of two species of North American sunfish of the genus Pomoxis. Both are silvery-white with black speckles, and prized as gamefish
- crappie
- (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) Either of two edible North American sunfishes, the black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) or the white crappie (P. annularis)
- crappie
- small sunfishes of the genus Pomoxis of central United States rivers
- crappie
- A member of either of two related North American sunfish species. Both are silvery-white with black speckles, and prized as gamefish
- crappie
- Either of two deep-bodied freshwater North American fish species (family Centrarchidae) that are popular as food and prized by sport fishermen. Native to the eastern U.S. but introduced elsewhere, crappies may reach a length of about 12 in. (30 cm) and a weight of about 4 lb (2 kg). The white crappie (Pomoxis annularis) generally inhabits warm, silty lakes and rivers. Silvery with irregular dark markings, it is usually lighter in colour than the similar black crappie, or calico bass (P. nigromaculatus), which typically lives in clear lakes and streams
- crappie
- small sunfishes of central United States rivers
- crappie
- {i} species of freshwater fish found in the southern USA (also croppie)
- crappie
- small sunfishes of central United States rivers small sunfishes of the genus Pomoxis of central United States rivers
- crappie
- A kind of fresh-water bass of the genus Pomoxys, found in the rivers of the Southern United States and Mississippi valley
- crappie
- There are several species