Pronunciation: ' s ə rf- ˌ p ə rch
Function: noun
Date: 1885
: any of a family (Embiotocidae) of small or medium-sized viviparous bony fishes chiefly of shallow water along the Pacific coast of No. America that resemble the perches
Pronunciation: ' s ə rf- ˌ p ə rch
Function: noun
Date: 1885
: any of a family (Embiotocidae) of small or medium-sized viviparous bony fishes chiefly of shallow water along the Pacific coast of No. America that resemble the perches
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012