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- [pur-koid]
- /ˈpɜr kɔɪd/
- /pˈɜːkɔɪd/
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- [pur-koid]
- /ˈpɜr kɔɪd/
Definitions of percoid word
- adjective percoid belonging to the Percoidea, a group of acanthopterygian fishes comprising the true perches and related families, and constituting one of the largest natural groups of fishes. 1
- adjective percoid resembling a perch. 1
- adjective percoid of, relating to, or belonging to the Percoidea, a suborder of spiny-finned teleost fishes including the perches, sea bass, red mullet, cichlids, etc 0
- adjective percoid of, relating to, or resembling a perch 0
- noun percoid any fish belonging to the suborder Percoidea 0
- adjective percoid of or belonging to a very large order (Perciformes) of bony fishes found in fresh and salt water, including the perches, basses, and sunfishes 0
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Origin of percoid
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; < Latin perc(a) perch2 + -oid
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Parts of speech for Percoid
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
percoid popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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