Crappie n. (Written also croppie) (Zool.) A kind of fresh-water bass of the genus Pomoxys, found in the rivers of the Southern United States and Mississippi valley. There are several species.
... were shown the game fish of the State, a list of which comprises the black bass, crappie, sunfishes, yellow perch, white perch, warmouth bass, and the ... — Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission • Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
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