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Ambloplites

noun
Am·​blop·​li·​tes | \ ˌamˌbläp‧ˈlītēz\

Definition of Ambloplites

: a genus of sunfishes (family Centrarchidae) including the rock bass of the central U.S. and Great Lakes region

First Known Use of Ambloplites

1854, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Ambloplites

New Latin, from Greek amblys blunt + hoplitēs hoplite

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