Meanings
nounEuropean perch (plural European perches or European perch)
plural European perches
- A freshwater fish of species Perca fluviatilis in the family Percidae, native to northern Eurasia.
Synonyms: redfin perch, English perch, perch
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA freshwater fish of species Perca fluviatilis in the family Percidae, native to northern Eurasia.
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Translations
Catalan perca de riu
- perca de riuPerca fluviatilis
Danish aborre
- aborrePerca fluviatilis
Estonian ahven
- ahvenPerca fluviatilis
Finnish ahven
- ahvenPerca fluviatilis
French perche commune, perche franche
- perche communePerca fluviatilis
- perche franchePerca fluviatilis
- perche européennePerca fluviatilis
German Flussbarsch
- FlussbarschPerca fluviatilis
Italian persico reale, pesce persico
- persico realePerca fluviatilis
- pesce persicoPerca fluviatilis
Norwegian Bokmål abbor
- abborPerca fluviatilis
Polish okoń pospolity, okoń
- okoń pospolityPerca fluviatilis
- okońPerca fluviatilis
Portuguese perca comum, perca europeia
- perca comumPerca fluviatilis
- perca europeiaPerca fluviatilis
Russian речно́й о́кунь
- речно́й о́кунь (rečnój ókunʹ)Perca fluviatilis
Scottish Gaelic muc-locha, creagag-uisge
- muc-lochaPerca fluviatilis
- creagag-uisgePerca fluviatilis
Spanish perca, perca común
- percaPerca fluviatilis
- perca comúnPerca fluviatilis
- perca de rioPerca fluviatilis
Swedish abborre
- abborrePerca fluviatilis
Turkish tatlı su levreği
- tatlı su levreğiPerca fluviatilis
Welsh draenogyn dŵr croyw
- draenogyn dŵr croywPerca fluviatilis
Cite this entry
APA
European perch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20perch
MLA
“European perch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20perch. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “European perch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20perch.
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