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troutperch

American

[traut-purch] / ˈtraʊtˌpɜrtʃ /

noun

a North American freshwater fish, Percopsis omiscomaycas, exhibiting characteristics of both trouts and perches.

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Etymology

Origin of troutperch

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; trout + perch ²

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