sunfish

== English == === Etymology === From sun +‎ fish. (type of fish): Perhaps from the rounded body shape. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ/ === Noun === sunfish (plural sunfish or sunfishes) Any of various small freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae, often with iridescent colours and having a laterally compressed body. Any of various large marine fishes of the family Molidae that have an oval compressed body. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === sunfish (third-person singular simple present sunfishes, present participle sunfishing, simple past and past participle sunfished) (intransitive) Of an animal such as a bull or a horse: to twist the body into a crescent shape and roll back and forth.