yellow perch

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Definitions of yellow perch words

noun yellow perch See under perch2 (def 1). 1
noun plural yellow perch any spiny-finned, freshwater food fish of the genus Perca, as P. flavescens (yellow perch) of the U.S., or P. fluviatilis, of Europe. 1
noun plural yellow perch any of various other related, spiny-finned fishes. 1
noun plural yellow perch any of several embioticid fishes, as Hysterocarpus traski (tule perch) of California. 1
noun yellow perch A species of perch found in North America, Perca flavescens, having a more yellowy colour than other species of perch. 0

before 1795

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An Americanism dating back to 1795-1805

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