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 prelate prelate /ˈpriːˌleɪt/

noun

  1. A senior clergyman and dignitary  ( archpriest , hierarch , high priest , prelate , primate )
    a senior clergyman and dignitary


 sunfish sunfish /ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ/

noun

  1. Small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed  ( centrarchid , sunfish )
    small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed
  2. Among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters  ( headfish , mola , ocean sunfish , sunfish )
    among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
  3. The lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae  ( sunfish )
    the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae
      Sunfish is a common catch in many freshwater lakes in North America.
    Sunfish is a common catch in many freshwater lakes in North America.


 Lancastrian line Lancastrian line /lænˈkæstriən laɪn/

noun

  1. The English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose  ( House of Lancaster , Lancaster , Lancastrian line )
    the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose


 Cenchrus ciliaris Cenchrus ciliaris /ˈsɛnkrəs ˈsɪliːˌɛris/

noun

  1. Erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage  ( buffel grass , Cenchrus ciliaris , Pennisetum cenchroides )
    erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage


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