The definition of a perch is a place for a person or animal to sit on or a freshwater fish.
(noun)Perch is defined as to sit or rest in an elevated position.
(verb)An example of perch is to sit up on the sill of a bay window.
See perch in Webster's New World College Dictionary
Origin: ME perche < OFr < L perca < Gr perkē < IE base *per-, speckled, colorful > Ger farbe, color, OE forn, trout
noun
Origin: ME perche < OFr < L pertica, a pole, staff
intransitive verb
Origin: Fr percher < OFr < the n.
transitive verb
See perch in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English perche
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin pertica, stick, pole
.noun pl. perch perch or perch·es
Origin:
Origin: Middle English perche
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin perca
Origin: , from Greek perkē
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