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warmouth

[ wawr-mouth ]

noun

plural warmouths (especially collectively) warmouth.
  1. a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis gulosus, of the eastern U.S., having a patch of small teeth on its tongue.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of warmouth1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; origin uncertain
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Edmonds teacher Jennie Warmouth is making the most of her young students’ interest in wildlife.

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Warmouth gently reminds the class that black bears eat meat and plants.

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One day in mid-December, Warmouth is online with her second graders, who are learning about black bears.

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“Today we’re going to consider one of the skills our three little baby black bears need to learn before they’re released back into the wild,†Warmouth says over Zoom.

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“We want to think like bears,†Warmouth says.

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