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seaperches - 2 dictionary results

sea⋅perch

[see-purch]
–noun, plural (especially collectively) -perch, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -perch⋅es.
surfperch.

Origin:
1595–1605; sea + perch 2

surf⋅perch

[surf-purch]
–noun, plural (especially collectively) -perch, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -perch⋅es.
any of several fishes of the family Embiotocidae, inhabiting shallow waters along the Pacific coast of North America.
Also called seaperch, surffish.


Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; surf + perch 2
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