crappie

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

crappie
    n 1: small sunfishes of the genus Pomoxis of central United
         States rivers
    2: small sunfishes of central United States rivers

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Crappie \Crap"pie\ (kr?p"p?), n. (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. [Written also {croppie}.]
   [1913 Webster]