percoid

[ pur-koid ]

/ ˈpɜr kɔɪd /

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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.

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Also per·coi·de·an

[per-koi-dee-uhn]. /pərˈkɔɪ di ən/.

Origin of percoid

1830–40; <Latin perc(a) perch² + -oid

Words nearby percoid

percipient, Percival, perclose, Percocet, Percodan, percoid, percolate, percolation, percolator, per contra, per curiam

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How to use percoid in a sentence

It is the most typical group among the percoid (perchlike) fishes.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others|James Alexander Henshall

British Dictionary definitions for percoid

percoid

percoidean (pəˈkɔɪdɪən)

/ (ˈpɜːkɔɪd) /

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

Word Origin for percoid

C19: from Latin perca perch ² + -oid

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