Meanings
nounNile perch (plural Nile perches or Nile perch)
plural Nile perches
- Lates niloticus, a species of freshwater fish in family Latidae of order Perciformes.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek λάτος
- λάτος (látos)Lates niloticus
German Nilbarsch
- NilbarschLates niloticus
Japanese ナイルパーチ
- ナイルパーチ (nairupāchi)Lates niloticus
Russian ни́льский о́кунь
- ни́льский о́кунь (nílʹskij ókunʹ)Lates niloticus
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APA
Nile perch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nile%20perch
MLA
“Nile perch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nile%20perch. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nile perch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nile%20perch.
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