white perch

noun

a small game fish, Morone americana, greenish-gray above and silvery below, inhabiting streams along the Atlantic coast of the United States.
freshwater drum.
silver perch ( def 2 ).

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

How does white perch compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

The White Perch bites at the hook with considerable care, and very frequently takes off the bait without being caught.

In this manner the White Perch is caught along the sandy banks of the Ohio, from its mouth to its source.

The White Perch is found in the waters at the mouths of rivers.

The white-perch is one of the best and most esteemed pan-fishes of the eastern coast.

There was never any dearth of fried white-perch or other fishes in our camp, and we never tired of them.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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