perch

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.2 Verb 1.3.2.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /pɜːtʃ/
• (UK) IPA: /pɝtʃ/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)tʃ

[edit] Etymology 1

French perche, Latin perca, Greek πέρκη, cognate with περκνός, "dark-spotted".

[edit] Noun

perch (plural perches or perch)

1. Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
2. Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae.
3. Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper.

[edit] Synonyms

fish in genus Perca

• Balkhash perch
• European perch
• yellow perch

fish in family Percidae

• darter
• pike-perch
• zander

fish in order Perciformes

• bass

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[edit] Etymology 2

French perche, Latin pertica, "staff", "long pole", "measuring rod".

[edit] Noun

perch (plural perches or perch)

1. a rod, staff, or branch of a tree etc used as a roost by a bird
2. a position that is secure and advantageous, especially one which is prominent or elevated
3. (dated) a linear measure of 5.5 yards, equal to a rod, a pole, ¼ chain or 5½ yards; the related square measure
4. a cubic measure of stonework equal to 16.6 x 1.5 x 1 feet
5. a frame used to examine cloth

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[edit] Verb

to perch (third-person singular simple present perches, present participle perching, simple past and past participle perched)

1. (intransitive) To rest on a perch; to roost.
2. (intransitive) To stay in an elevated position.
3. (transitive) To place something on (or as if on) a perch.

[edit] Translations

• Finnish: istua, kyyhöttää
• Italian: appollaiarsi it(it)