English Explanatory Dictionary

percoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or belonging to Percoidea, a taxonomic superfamily in the order Perciformes.
noun
  1. Any fish of the genus Perca, or allied genera of the family Percidae (originally named "Percoides" before family-name endings were standardized).
  2. Any fish in the superfamily Percoidea

Word forms

percoid percoids

Etymology

From Latin perca (“perch”).

Synonyms

percoidean
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