perch
English
/pɜːtʃ/, /pɝtʃ/
noun
Definitions
- Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
- Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae, especially:
- Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English perche (pole, rod, kind of fish) derived from Old French perche derived from Latin perca derived from Ancient Greek πέρκη (perch).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πέρκη
Gloss
perch
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- Nile English
- Nile perch English
- deperch English
- log English
- logperch English
- overperch English
- perchery English
- perchest English
- percheth English
- perchless English
- perchlike English
- pike English
- pike-perch English
- pikeperch English
- reperch English
- sea English
- sea perch English
- sun English
- sunperch English
- surf English
- surfperch English
- unperch English
- perca Latin
- perche French
- πέρκη Ancient Greek
- *perḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- perche Middle English
- percher Middle English
- perches Middle English
- perche Old French
- perko Esperanto