I. ˈpərch noun
Etymology: Middle English perche, from Anglo-French, from Latin pertica pole
Date: 14th century
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 perch as president
3. chiefly British : rod 2
II. verb
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
: to alight, settle, or rest on a perch, a height, or a precarious spot
transitive verb
: to place on a perch, a height, or a precarious spot
III. noun
( plural perch or perch·es )
Etymology: Middle English perche, from Anglo-French, from Latin perca, from Greek perkē; akin to Old High German faro colored, Latin porcus, a spiny fish
Date: 14th century
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)
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perch 1a
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