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warmouth

American  
[wawr-mouth] / ˈwɔrˌmaʊθ /

noun

plural

warmouths,

plural

warmouth

  1. a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis gulosus, of the eastern U.S., having a patch of small teeth on its tongue.

Etymology

Origin of warmouth

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; origin uncertain

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One meal per month of chain pickerel, warmouth and largemouth bass.

From Washington Times • Apr. 11, 2018

One meal weekly of bluegill, redbreast, redear sunfish and warmouth.

From Washington Times • Apr. 11, 2018

Four Holes Swamp - Eat no mudfish, largemouth bass or chain pickerel; no more than one meal per week of bluegill, redbreast sunfish, redear sunfish and warmouth.

From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2015

No more than one meal per week of warmouth and redbreast sunfish.

From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2015

The warmouth is present in Lone Star Lake.

From Fishes of the Wakarusa River in Kansas by Deacon, James E.

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