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Webster 1913 Edition


Percoid

Per′coid

(pẽr′koid)
,
Adj.
[L.
perca
a perch +
-oid
: cf. F.
percoïde
.]
(Zool.)
Belonging to, or resembling, the perches, or family
Percidæ
.
Noun.
Any fish of the genus
Perca
, or allied genera of the family
Percidæ
; a percoidean.

Definition 2024


percoid

percoid

English

Adjective

percoid (not comparable)

  1. Of or belonging to Percoidea, a taxonomic superfamily in the order Perciformes.

Synonyms

  • percoidean

Noun

percoid (plural percoids)

  1. Any fish of the genus Perca, or allied genera of the family Percidae.