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percoid
[ pur-koid ]
adjective
- belonging to the Percoidea, a group of acanthopterygian fishes comprising the true perches and related families, and constituting one of the largest natural groups of fishes.
- resembling a perch.
percoid
/ ˈpɜːkɔɪd; pəˈkɔɪdɪən /
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Percoidea, a suborder of spiny-finned teleost fishes including the perches, sea bass, red mullet, cichlids, etc
- of, relating to, or resembling a perch
noun
- any fish belonging to the suborder Percoidea
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Word History and Origins
Origin of percoid1
C19: from Latin perca perch ² + -oid
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Example Sentences
It is the most typical group among the percoid (perchlike) fishes.
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