Perch

Meaning

Noun

●

In Perch and darters:

Any of the three

of spiny-finned

in the

Perca.

●

In South African English & Perch and darters:

Any of the about 200 related

of

in the

family Percidae, especially:

Acanthopagrus berda

●

In Ghanaian English & Perch and darters:

Any of the about 200 related

of

in the

family Percidae, especially:

Distichodus engycephalus, Distichodus rostratus

●

In Australian English & Perch and darters:

Any of the about 200 related

of

in the

family Percidae, especially:

Johnius belangerii, Macquaria ambigua, Macquaria colonorum, Macquaria novemaculeata, Nemadactylus macropterus

●

In American English & Perch and darters:

Any of the about 200 related

of

in the

family Percidae, especially:

Kyphosus azureus

●

In British English & Perch and darters:

Any of the about 200 related

of

in the

family Percidae, especially:

Lateolabrax japonicus, Tautogolabrus adspersus

●

Several

in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper.

●

A

,

,

,

, etc; used as a

by a bird.

●

A

the

and

of a

; a reach.

●

A

that is

and

, especially one which is

or elevated.

●

A

that is

or haughty.

●

A

of 5+¹⁄₂

,

to a

, a

or ¹⁄₄

; the related

.

●

A

cubic

measure

of

stonework

equal

to

16.6

×

1.5

×

1

feet.

●

In Textiles:

A

used to

cloth.

●

A

used to support a

, especially in a church.

●

In Theater:

A

for

to be

at the stage.

Verb

●

To

a

(especially, of a

); to roost.

●

In Sitting:

To

the

of something.

●

To

an

position.

●

To place something on (or

on) a perch.

●

In Textiles:

To

using a perch.

Name

●

A surname.

●

a type of

fish

Sourced from

Origin

perch

English

perche

French

perca

Latin

πέρκη

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

pertica

Latin

Sourced from

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