Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A fish of the right size and quality for frying whole in a pan.
  • noun A saucepan-fish or casserole-fish; the king-crab, Limulus polyphemus.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Any of numerous small food fishes; especially those not available on the market.
  • noun Any of numerous small food fishes taken with hook and line.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun fish that are suitable for cooking in a frying pan by virtue both of size and taste; panfish are caught primarily for eating, rather than for sport

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any of numerous small food fishes; especially those caught with hook and line and not available on the market

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  • Crappies are our largest "panfish" and they can get to a respectable size.

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  • Crappies are our largest "panfish" and they can get to a respectable size.

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  • Crappies are our largest "panfish" and they can get to a respectable size.

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  • Crappies are our largest "panfish" and they can get to a respectable size.

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  • I managed to sneak out of the house last Sunday afternoon with a fly rod and worked a neighborhood pond for panfish.

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  • Of course most outings I'm shooting for trout or panfish, and smallmouth do manage to get the blood up.

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  • Of course most outings I'm shooting for trout or panfish, and smallmouth do manage to get the blood up.

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  • I managed to sneak out of the house last Sunday afternoon with a fly rod and worked a neighborhood pond for panfish.

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