Ambloplites

noun

Am·​blop·​li·​tes

ˌamˌbläp‧ˈlītēz

: a genus of sunfishes (family Centrarchidae) including the rock bass of the central U.S. and Great Lakes region

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek amblys blunt + hoplitēs hoplite

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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