Perch

pėrch, n. a genus of fresh-water fishes.— adjs. Perch′-backed , shaped like a perch's back; Per′ciform , percoid; Per′cine , perciform; Per′coid , like the perch: pertaining to the perch family. [Fr. perche —L. perca —Gr. perkē , a perch, prob. conn. with perknos , spotted.]