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white perch

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noun

a small game fish, Morone americana, greenish-gray above and silvery below, inhabiting streams along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.

freshwater drum.

silver perch(def 2).

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Origin of white perch

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for white perch

Historical Examples of white perch

Wherever found the white-perch will not disappoint the angler, but is ever ready to respond to his baited hook.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others
James Alexander Henshall
The white-perch is one of the best and most esteemed pan-fishes of the eastern coast.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others
James Alexander Henshall
It belongs to the same genus as the white-perch of the East Coast.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others
James Alexander Henshall