Definition of European perch

1. Noun. A perch native to Europe.

Exact synonyms: Perca Fluviatilis
Generic synonyms: Perch
Group relationships: Genus Perca, Perca
Terms within: Perch

Definition of European perch

1. Noun. A species of fish in the family Percidae, ''Perca fluviatilis''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of European Perch

European mountain ash
European nation
European nightjar
European nut pine
European nuthatch
European olive tree
European option
European options
European otter
European otters
European paradox
European parsley fern
European pasqueflower
European peacock
European peacocks
European perch (current term)
European perches
European plan
European pollock
European pollocks
European quaking aspen
European rabbit
European raspberry
European red elder
European river lamprey
European river lampreys
European robin
European robins
European roller
European sandpiper

Literary usage of European perch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"The European perch, Perca fluviatilis, is placed by Cuvier at the head of the fish series, as representing in a high degree the traits of a fish without ..."

2. Lake Maxinkuckee: A Physical and Biological Survey by Barton Warren Evermann, Howard Walton Clark (1920)
"The European perch is not so brightly colored as ours. As a pan-fish we do not know of any better among American freshwater fishes. ..."

3. American Fishes: A Popular Treatise Upon the Game and Food Fishes of North by George Brown Goode, Theodore Gill (1903)
"Authorities are not harmonious in opinion as to the specific identity of the American and the European perch. Günther, Steindachner and Day maintain that ..."

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