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perch1 British & World English

an object on which a bird alights or roosts, typically a branch or horizontal bar

perch2 British & World English

an edible freshwater fish with a high spiny dorsal fin, dark vertical bars on the body, and orange lower fins

perch3 British & World English

a measure of length, especially for land, equal to a quarter of a chain or 512 yards (approximately 5.029 m)

sea perch British & World English

any of a number of marine fishes which typically have a long-based dorsal fin and which are popular as sporting fish, in particular:

Nile perch British & World English

a large predatory fish found in lakes and rivers in NE and central Africa, widely caught for food or sport

golden perch British & World English

another term for callop.

climbing perch British & World English

a small edible freshwater fish which is able to breathe air and move over land, native to Africa and Asia

perch someone/thing on in perch1 British & World English

set or balance someone or something on

knock someone off their perch in perch1 British & World English

cause someone to lose a position of superiority or pre-eminence

pikeperch British & World English

a predatory pike-like freshwater fish of the perch family, especially the zander

square perch in perch3 British & World English

a measure of area, especially for land, equal to 160th of an acre or 3014 square yards (approximately 25.29 sq. metres)

sea perch in perch2 British & World English

used in names of other freshwater and marine fishes resembling or related to the perch, e.g. climbing perch, pikeperch, sea perch, surfperch

perch family in perch2 British & World English

an edible freshwater fish with a high spiny dorsal fin, dark vertical bars on the body, and orange lower fins

yellow perch in perch2 British & World English

an edible freshwater fish with a high spiny dorsal fin, dark vertical bars on the body, and orange lower fins

climbing perch in perch2 British & World English

used in names of other freshwater and marine fishes resembling or related to the perch, e.g. climbing perch, pikeperch, sea perch, surfperch