American perch

noun

A fish of the species Perca flavescens, native to eastern and central North America.

Similar
yellow perchlake perchraccoon perchcoontailring-tail perchringed perchstriped perch
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Meanings

nounAmerican perch (plural American perches or American perch)

plural American perches

  1. A fish of the species Perca flavescens, native to eastern and central North America.

    Synonyms: yellow perch, lake perch, raccoon perch, coontail, ring-tail perch, ringed perch, striped perch

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fish of the species Perca flavescens, native to eastern and central North America.

Similar
yellow perchlake perchraccoon perchcoontailring-tail perchringed perchstriped perch
Also see
yellow perch

Translations

Finnish kelta-ahven
  • kelta-ahvenPerca flavescens
Portuguese perca-amarela
  • perca-amarelaPerca flavescens
Russian жёлтый о́кунь, америка́нский о́кунь
  • жёлтый о́кунь (žóltyj ókunʹ)Perca flavescens
  • америка́нский о́кунь (amerikánskij ókunʹ)Perca flavescens
Cite this entry
APA

American perch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20perch

MLA

“American perch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20perch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “American perch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20perch.

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