Pomoxis

noun

Po·​mox·​is

pəˈmäksə̇s

: a genus of sunfishes (family Centrarchidae) including the North American black and white crappies

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek pōmat-, pōma lid + oxys sharp

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