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单词 percoid
释义

percoid

[ pur-koid ]
/ ˈpɜr kɔɪd /

adjective

belonging to the Percoidea, a group of acanthopterygian fishes comprising the true perches and related families, and constituting one of the largest natural groups of fishes.
resembling a perch.
Also per·coi·de·an [per-koi-dee-uhn]. /pərˈkɔɪ di ən/.

Origin of percoid

1830–40; <Latin perc(a) perch2 + -oid

Words nearby percoid

percipient, Percival, perclose, Percocet, Percodan, percoid, percolate, percolation, percolator, per contiguum, per continuum
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Example sentences from the Web for percoid

  • It is the most typical group among the percoid (perchlike) fishes.

    Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others|James Alexander Henshall

British Dictionary definitions for percoid

percoid

percoidean (pəˈkɔɪdɪən)

/ (ˈpɜːkɔɪd) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Percoidea, a suborder of spiny-finned teleost fishes including the perches, sea bass, red mullet, cichlids, etc
of, relating to, or resembling a perch

noun

any fish belonging to the suborder Percoidea

Word Origin for percoid

C19: from Latin perca perch ² + -oid
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