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perch [ purch ] (plural perch·es or perch)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. freshwater fish: a freshwater fish with rough scales and two dorsal fins, one spiny and one soft. Native to: North America, Europe.  Genus Perca.

2. perch as food: the flesh of a perch used as food

[14th century. Via French< Latin perca< Greek perkē]
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