Bluegills

/ˈbluˌɡɪlz/ noun

Definition

Plural of bluegill; multiple freshwater fish with distinctive blue-orange coloring on their gill covers.

Etymology

Plural form of bluegill, formed with the regular English plural suffix -s.

Kelly Says

A single bluegill can lay thousands of eggs, making them so reproductive that in the wrong ecosystem they can actually overpopulate and harm lakes—success as a species has ecological tradeoffs!

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