redear sunfish

[ red-eer ]
/ ˈrɛdˌɪər /

noun

a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis microlophos, of the lower Mississippi valley and southeastern states, having the gill cover margined with scarlet.
Also called redear shellcracker.

Origin of redear sunfish

First recorded in 1945–50; red1 + ear1

Words nearby redear sunfish