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trout⋅perch

[trout-purch]
–noun, plural -perch⋅es, (especially collectively) -perch.
a North American freshwater fish, Percopsis omiscomaycas, exhibiting characteristics of both trouts and perches.

Origin:
1810–20, Americanism; trout + perch 2
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trout·perch   (trout'pûrch')   
n.   pl. troutperch or trout·perch·es
A small North American freshwater fish (Percopsis omiscomaycus) having a translucent body, an adipose fin, and fine saw-toothed edges on its scales.
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