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adj
Of or belonging to Percoidea, a taxonomic superfamily in the order Perciformes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Any fish of the genus Perca, or allied genera of the family Percidae (originally named "Percoides" before family-name endings were standardized).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Any fish in the superfamily Percoidea
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: percoid fish, percoidean
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Broader terms: spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian
Narrower terms: perch, sandfish, cusk-eel, brotula, pearlfish, pearl-fish, robalo, pike, sunfish, centrarchid, bass, serranid fish, serranid, surfperch, surffish, surf fish, bigeye, catalufa, Priacanthus arenatus, cardinalfish, tilefish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix, cobia, Rachycentron canadum, sergeant fish, carangid fish, carangid, dolphinfish, dolphin, mahimahi, blanquillo, cichlid, cichlid fish, snapper, grunt, sparid, sparid fish, sea bream, bream, sciaenid fish, sciaenid, mullet, grey mullet, gray mullet, sea chub, spadefish, angelfish, Chaetodipterus faber, butterfly fish, damselfish, demoiselle, wrasse, parrotfish, polly fish, pollyfish, threadfin, jawfish, stargazer, sand stargazer, blennioid fish, blennioid, goby, gudgeon, sleeper, sleeper goby, flathead, archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix, worm fish, surgeonfish, gempylid, cutlassfish, frost fish, hairtail, scombroid, scombroid fish, butterfish, stromateid fish, stromateid, clingfish, tripletail, mojarra, whiting
History
From Latin perca (“perch”).
