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surfperch
[ surf-purch ]
noun
, plural (especially collectively) surf·perch, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) surf·perch·es.
- any of several fishes of the viviparous family Embiotocidae, mostly inhabiting shallow waters along the Pacific coast of North America: named for certain similarities to perch.
surfperch
/ ˈsɜːfˌpɜːtʃ /
noun
- any viviparous marine percoid fish of the family Embiotocidae, of North American Pacific coastal waters Also calledsea perch
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