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warmouth

noun
war·​mouth | \ ˈwȯr-ËŒmau̇th How to pronounce warmouth (audio) \

Definition of warmouth

: a large-mouthed freshwater sunfish (Lepomis gulosus) chiefly of the eastern U.S.

called also warmouth bass

Examples of warmouth in a Sentence

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Use crickets and redworms just off the banks for plenty of bluegills, warmouth and shellcrackers. Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Cental Florida fishing forecast: July 9," 7 July 2018 Use crickets and redworms near docks and seawalls for bluegills, bream and warmouth. Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Central Florida fishing forecast: July 10," 7 July 2018 Use crickets and small jigs near the banks for bluegills and warmouth. Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Central Florida fishing forecast: July 16," 15 July 2018 Drift all the lakes with crickets for bluegills, warmouth and shellcrackers. Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Central Florida fishing forecast: July 8," 7 July 2018 Drift the lake with crickets for plenty of bluegills along with a few shellcrackers, warmouth and catfish. Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Central Florida fishing forecast: July 15," 14 July 2018 Fishing will primarily be for largemouth bass and panfish such as bluegills, warmouths and Mayan cichlids. Steve Waters, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Everglades reservoir will be opened for fishing, paddling, hunting and biking," 8 June 2017 The lake has been expertly managed since its construction and is home to numerous species of freshwater sport fish, such as trophy-class black bass, blue gill sunfish, warmouth sunfish and catfish. Star-telegram, star-telegram.com, "Giordano, Wegman, Walsh and Associates | Mistletoe Ranch," 4 June 2017

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First Known Use of warmouth

circa 1883, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for warmouth

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