bluegill

[ bloo-gil ]

noun

1. a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus, of the Mississippi River valley, used for food.

bluegill

/ ˈbluːˌɡɪl /

noun

1. a common North American freshwater sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus : an important food and game fish

Word History and Origins

Origin of bluegill¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; blue + gill ¹

Example Sentences

The abrupt worsening of water quality caused a drop in the amount of oxygen in the water, killing fish including nonnative perch, bluegill and bass that had been introduced in the reservoirs.

From Los Angeles Times

I even snagged my first fish, a tiny bluegill.

From Literature

Brown leans back, loads up the 8-foot rod to cast and hurls his custom bluegill bait 70 yards.

From Los Angeles Times

A buffalo head tops the fireplace, and at the center of the voluminous space, there’s an 8,700-gallon freshwater aquarium stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill, carp, gar, perch and crappie.

From Los Angeles Times

Based on popularity, the station narrowed the list down to the walleye, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie muskellunge and goldfish.

From Washington Times