Definition of perch

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Perch (n.) Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes belonging to the Percidae, Serranidae, and related families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches..

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Perch :: Perch (v. t.) To occupy as a perch.
Roost :: Roost (v. i.) To sit, rest, or sleep, as fowls on a pole, limb of a tree, etc.; to perch..
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..
Hyperoxymuriate :: Hyperoxymuriate (n.) A perchlorate.
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..
Conirostres :: Conirostres (n. pl.) A tribe of perching birds, including those which have a strong conical bill, as the finches..
Juke :: "Juke (v. i.) To perch on anything, as birds do..
Anomaliped :: Anomaliped (n.) One of a group of perching birds, having the middle toe more or less united to the outer and inner ones..
Perch :: Perch (n.) A measure of length containing five and a half yards; a rod, or pole..
Percheron :: Percheron (n.) One of a breed of draught horses originating in Perche, an old district of France; -- called also Percheron-Norman..
Ctenoidei :: Ctenoidei (n. pl.) A group of fishes, established by Agassiz, characterized by having scales with a pectinated margin, as in the perch. The group is now generally regarded as artificial..
Zander :: Zander (n.) A European pike perch (Stizostedion lucioperca) allied to the wall-eye; -- called also sandari, sander, sannat, schill, and zant..
Perch :: Perch (v. i.) To alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost..
Perchance :: Perchance (adv.) By chance; perhaps; peradventure.
Light :: Light (v. i.) To descend from flight, and rest, perch, or settle, as a bird or insect..
Insessores :: Insessores (n. pl.) An order of birds, formerly established to include the perching birds, but now generally regarded as an artificial group..
Snook :: Snook (n.) A large perchlike marine food fish (Centropomus undecimalis) found both on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of tropical America; -- called also ravallia, and robalo..
Insessorial :: Insessorial (a.) Pertaining to, or having the character of, perching birds..
Supercharge :: Supercharging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Supercharg.
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