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crappie

[ krap-ee ]

noun

plural crappies, (especially collectively) crappie.
  1. either of two small sunfishes of central U.S. rivers, Pomoxis nigromaculatus black crappie, or strawberry bass or P. annularis white crappie.


crappie

/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. either of two North American freshwater percoid food and game fishes, Pomoxis nigromaculatus ( black crappie ) or P. annularis ( white crappie ): family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of crappie1

First recorded in 1855–60, Americanism; from Canadian French crapet
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of crappie1

C19: from Canadian French crapet
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It lacks oxygen, but does have crappie and other exotic fish species that prey on juvenile salmon.

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They also take part in activities like searching a nearby lake for crappie fish with their bare hands or going mudding with monster trucks.

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They’ve infested most of the river and many tributaries, crowding out native species like bass and crappie.

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A buffalo head tops the fireplace, and at the center of the voluminous space, there’s an 8,700-gallon freshwater aquarium stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill, carp, gar, perch and crappie.

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The Minnesota native has fond memories of yesteryear, when his family ventured out to drill holes in the ice and tug crappies up from underneath.

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