[perch] n [ME perche, fr. MF, fr. L pertica pole] (14c) 1: a bar or peg on which something is hung
2. a: a roost for a bird b: a resting place or vantage point: seat c: a prominent position "his new ~ as president" 3 chiefly Brit: rod
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[2]perch vi (14c): to alight, settle, or rest on a perch, a height, or a precarious spot ~ vt: to place on a perch, a height, or a precarious spot [3]perch n, pl perch or perch.es [ME perche, fr. MF, fr. L perca, fr. Gk perke; akin to OHG faro colored, L porcus, a spiny fish] (14c) 1 a: a small European freshwater bony fish (Perca fluviatilis of the family Percidae, the perch family) b: yellow perch
2: any of numerous bony fishes (as of the families Percidae, Centrarchidae, and Serranidae)