: a common sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) of the eastern and central U.S. sought for food and sport
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The lakes in northern Indiana were freshly frozen, and big bluegills were schooled up and biting like blackflies under the new ice.
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Wilson H. Stover, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024
However, the species eats various types of vegetation that provides cover for fish like largemouth bass, crappie and bluegill.
—Keenan Thomas, The Tennessean, 25 Mar. 2024
The 15,000-plus-acre reservoir is ideal for bass, crappie, and bluegill fishing.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
Back to the spawning bluegill example: These fish don’t spawn every day of the summer either.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 10 July 2024
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Wilson H. Stover, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024
However, the species eats various types of vegetation that provides cover for fish like largemouth bass, crappie and bluegill.
—Keenan Thomas, The Tennessean, 25 Mar. 2024
The 15,000-plus-acre reservoir is ideal for bass, crappie, and bluegill fishing.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
Back to the spawning bluegill example: These fish don’t spawn every day of the summer either.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 10 July 2024
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“Bluegill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bluegill. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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bluegill
noun
blue·gill
ˈblü-ˌgil 
: a common food and sport sunfish of the eastern and central U.S.
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