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