| 单词 | white perch |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhite perch white perch n. chiefly U.S. any of various whitish or silvery perciform fishes of North America; esp. (a) a sea bass, Morone americana (family Moronidae), popular as a food and game fish; (b) the freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunniens (family Sciaenidae); (c) the white crappie, Pomoxis annularis (family Centrarchidae). ΚΠ 1737 J. Brickell Nat. Hist. N.-Carolina 239 The second sort of Perch is call'd the white Perch because it is of a Silver colour. 1821 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc. 10 35 Vast quantities of sea or white perch are taken in the fall of the year. 1883 C. Hallock Sportsman's Gaz. (rev. ed.) i. 311 Lake Sheepshead; white perch of the lakes; grunter; drum.—Haploidonotus grunniens [sic].—Raf. 1941 Guide Louisiana (Writers' Program) 673 An excellent fishing spot for..warmouth bass (locally called goggle-eye), and crappie, or ‘white perch’. 2004 ‘S. Rybaak’ Fishing Western N.Y. 62 Cast small plugs and spinners for white perch and rock bass in the spring. < as lemmas |
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