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Definition of Perch
Pronunciation: pẽrch | n. | 1. | (Zool.) Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several other allied genera of the family Percidæ, as the common American or yellow perch (Perca flavescens syn. Perca Americana), and the European perch (Perca fluviatilis). | | 2. | Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes belonging to the Percidæ, Serranidæ, and related families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches. | | 1. | A pole; a long staff; a rod; esp., a pole or other support for fowls to roost on or to rest on; a roost; figuratively, any elevated resting place or seat. | | 2. | A measure of length containing five and a half yards; a rod, or pole. | | 3. | A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach. | | v. i. | 1. | To alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost. | | v. t. | 1. | To place or to set on, or as on, a perch. | | 2. | To occupy as a perch. |
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