Yellow-perch
see under perch2 (def 1).
any spiny-finned, freshwater food fish of the genus perca, as p. flavescens (yellow perch) of the u.s., or p. fluviatilis, of europe.
any of various other related, spiny-finned fishes.
any of several embioticid fishes, as hysterocarpus traski (tule perch) of california.
historical examples
b-ss, pike, perch, and others james alexander henshall
b-ss, pike, perch, and others james alexander henshall
b-ss, pike, perch, and others james alexander henshall
noun
a pole, branch, or other resting place above ground on which a bird roosts or alights
a similar resting place for a person or thing
another name for rod (sense 7)
a solid measure for stone, usually taken as 198 inches by 18 inches by 12 inches
a pole joining the front and rear axles of a carriage
a frame on which cloth is placed for inspection
(obsolete or dialect) a pole
verb
(usually foll by on) to alight, rest, or cause to rest on or as if on a perch: the bird perched on the branch, the cap was perched on his head
(transitive) to inspect (cloth) on a perch
noun (pl) perch, perches
any freshwater spiny-finned teleost fish of the family percidae, esp those of the genus perca, such as p. fluviatilis of europe and p. flavescens (yellow perch) of north america: valued as food and game fishes
any of various similar or related fishes
n.
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