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perch

45 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) perch (noun)
  2. 2) perch (verb)
  3. 3) perch (noun)
  4. perch pole (noun)
  5. American perch (noun)
  6. barred perch (noun)
  7. black perch (noun)
  8. blue perch (noun)
  9. climbing perch (noun)
  10. forktail perch (noun)
  11. giant perch (noun)
  12. goggle-eyed perch (noun)
  13. golden perch (noun)
  14. gray perch (noun)
  15. hog perch (noun)
  16. lake perch (noun)
  17. log perch (noun)
  18. macquarie perch (noun)
  19. Nile perch (noun)
  20. ocean perch (noun)
  21. pearl perch (noun)
  22. pike perch (noun)
  23. pile perch (noun)
  24. pirate perch (noun)
  25. raccoon perch (noun)
  26. rainbow perch (noun)
  27. red perch (noun)
  28. ringed perch
  29. ring perch (noun)
  30. ring-tail perch (noun)

1perch

noun \ˈpərch\

Definition of PERCH

1
: a bar or peg on which something is hung
2
a : a roost for a bird b : a resting place or vantage point : seat c : a prominent position <his new perch as president>
3
chiefly British : rod 2

Origin of PERCH

Middle English perche, from Anglo-French, from Latin pertica pole
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Birds Terms

aerie, bunting, clutch, covey, hackle, ratite, rictus, ruff, skein, zygodactyl

Rhymes with PERCH

birch, church, Church, curch, lurch, merch, search, smirch

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