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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Perching :: Perching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Perc.
Block :: Block (v. t.) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
Pack :: Pack (v. i.) To gather in flocks or schools; as, the grouse or the perch begin to pack..
Sea Perch :: Sea perch () The cunner.
Arpen :: Arpen (n.) Formerly, a measure of land in France, varying in different parts of the country. The arpent of Paris was 4,088 sq. yards, or nearly five sixths of an English acre. The woodland arpent was about 1 acre, 1 rood, 1 perch, English..
Perch :: Perch (n.) In land or square measure: A square rod; the 160th part of an acre.
Hyperchloric :: Hyperchloric (a.) See Perchloric.
Isoprene :: Isoprene (n.) An oily, volatile hydrocarbon, obtained by the distillation of caoutchouc or guttaipercha..
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..
Buceros :: Buceros (n.) A genus of large perching birds; the hornbills.
Alcedo :: Alcedo (n.) A genus of perching birds, including the European kingfisher (Alcedo ispida). See Halcyon..
Perch :: Perch (n.) A measure of length containing five and a half yards; a rod, or pole..
Percomorphi :: Percomorphi (n. pl.) A division of fishes including the perches and related kinds.
Sapotaceous :: Sapotaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order (Sapotaceae) of (mostly tropical) trees and shrubs, including the star apple, the Lucuma, or natural marmalade tree, the gutta-percha tree (Isonandra), and the India mahwa, as well as the sapodilla, or sapota, after which the order is named..
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..
Conirostres :: Conirostres (n. pl.) A tribe of perching birds, including those which have a strong conical bill, as the finches..
Perchloric :: Perchloric (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, the highest oxygen acid (HClO4), of chlorine; -- called also hyperchloric..
Perch :: Perch (v. t.) To place or to set on, or as on, a perch..
Vulcanization :: Vulcanization (n.) The act or process of imparting to caoutchouc, gutta-percha, or the like, greater elasticity, durability, or hardness by heating with sulphur under pressure..
Yellowtail :: Yellowtail (n.) The mademoiselle, or silver perch..
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