percoid

Definitions


[ˈpəːkɔɪd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a fish of a large group that includes the perches, basses, jacks, snappers, grunts, sea breams, and drums


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from modern Latin Percoïdes (plural), from Latin perca ‘perch’


[ˈpəːkɔɪd], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or denoting the percoids


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from modern Latin Percoïdes (plural), from Latin perca ‘perch’




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