Perch

Webster's Condensed Dictionary- A Condensed Dictionary of the English Language · 1909 · p. 432

perch, n. A fish of several species, inhabiting both fresh and salt water, and having sharp long fins. [ME. and F. perche, L. perca, Gr. perke, its color, Gr. perkos, Skr. pricni, spotted, dark; L. spargere, to scatter, E. sprinkle.] Perch.