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silver perch

sil·ver perch
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sil-ver purch]
    • /ˈsɪl vər pɜrtʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sil-ver purch]
    • /ˈsɪl vər pɜrtʃ/

Definitions of silver perch words

  • noun silver perch Also called mademoiselle. Ichthyology. a drum, Bairdiella chrysoura, of southern U.S. waters. 1
  • noun silver perch any of various silvery, perchlike fishes, as the white perch. 1
  • noun silver perch a common drum fish (Bairdiella chrysoura) of the Atlantic coast of the U.S., with a silvery body and yellow fins 0
  • noun silver perch any of various silvery, perchlike fishes 0

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Origin of silver perch

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Silver perch

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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silver perch popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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