perch
Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
Other meanings
Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae, especially
Distichodus engycephalus, Distichodus rostratus
Kinds of perch
- yellow perch
- pike-perch
Word history
From Ancient Greek "πέρκη".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “perch” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.