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shellcracker

shellcracker noun: a fish of species Lepomis microlophus.

shellcracker: a fish of species Lepomis microlophus
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Noun

shellcracker (plural shellcrackers)

  1. A fish of species Lepomis microlophus.
    Synonyms:
    redear, redear sunfish

Synonyms of shellcracker

Forms of shellcracker

pluralshellcrackers

Origin of shellcracker

shell + cracker

Questions about shellcracker

What does shellcracker mean?
Shellcracker means a fish of species Lepomis microlophus.
What part of speech is shellcracker?
Shellcracker is a noun.
What is the plural of shellcracker?
The plural of shellcracker is shellcrackers.

Words near shellcracker in the dictionary

  1. shellbeds
  2. shellburst
  3. shellbursts
  4. shellcode
  5. shellcodes
  6. shellcracker
  7. shellcrackers
  8. shelldrake
  9. shelldrakes
  10. shellduck
  11. shellducks

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