Definition of perch

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Perch (n.) Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several other allied genera of the family Percidae, as the common American or yellow perch (Perca flavescens, / Americana), and the European perch (P. fluviatilis)..

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Coleperch :: Coleperch (n.) A kind of small black perch.
Block :: Block (v. t.) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
Paraventure :: Paraventure (adv.) Peradventure; perchance.
Superciliary :: Superchery (n.) Deceit; fraud; imposition.
Perchromic :: Perchromic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a certain one of the highly oxidized compounds of chromium, which has a deep blue color, and is produced by the action of hydrogen peroxide..
Perch :: Perch (n.) Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several other allied genera of the family Percidae, as the common American or yellow perch (Perca flavescens, / Americana), and the European perch (P. fluviatilis)..
Percoid :: Percoid (a.) Belonging to, or resembling, the perches, or family Percidae..
Teleocephial :: Teleocephial (n. pl.) An extensive order of bony fishes including most of the common market species, as bass, salmon, cod, perch, etc..
Insessorial :: Insessorial (a.) Pertaining to, or having the character of, perching birds..
Etheostomoid :: Etheostomoid (n.) Any fish of the genus Etheostoma and related genera, allied to the perches; -- also called darter. The etheostomoids are small and often bright-colored fishes inhabiting the fresh waters of North America. About seventy species are known. See Darter..
Parcase :: Parcase (adv.) Perchance; by chance.
Perch :: Perch (n.) A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach.
Brasse :: Brasse (n.) A spotted European fish of the genus Lucioperca, resembling a perch..
Sea Wolf :: Sea wolf () The European sea perch.
Perch :: Perch (v. t.) To place or to set on, or as on, a perch..
Perch :: Perch (n.) In solid measure: A mass 16/ feet long, 1 foot in height, and 1/ feet in breadth, or 24/ cubic feet (in local use, from 22 to 25 cubic feet); -- used in measuring stonework..
Conirostres :: Conirostres (n. pl.) A tribe of perching birds, including those which have a strong conical bill, as the finches..
Sea Perch :: Sea perch () The name is applied also to other species of fishes.
Triple-tail :: Triple-tail (n.) An edible fish (Lobotes Surinamensis) found in the warmer parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and middle coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail. It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture of fancy work. Called also, locally, black perch, grouper, and flasher..
Perch :: Perch (v. i.) To alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost..
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