black crappie
noun
See under crappie.
Origin of black crappie
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby black crappie
black comedy,
black copper,
black cosmos,
black country,
black cow,
black crappie,
black cuckoo,
black cumin,
black currant,
black death,
black diamond
Definition for black crappie (2 of 2)
crappie
[ krap-ee ]
/ ˈkræp i /
noun, plural crap·pies, (especially collectively) crap·pie.
either of two small sunfishes of central U.S. rivers, Pomoxis nigromaculatus (black crappie) or P. annularis (white crappie).
Also
croppie.
Origin of crappie
1855–60,
Americanism; < Canadian French
crapet
British Dictionary definitions for black crappie
crappie
/ (ˈkræpɪ) /
noun
either of two North American freshwater percoid food and game fishes, Pomoxis nigromaculatus (black crappie) or P. annularis (white crappie): family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, etc)
Word Origin for crappie
C19: from Canadian French
crapet