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percoid definition

per·coid (pʉr′ko̵id′)

adjective

of or belonging to a very large order (Perciformes) of bony fishes found in fresh and salt water, including the perches, basses, and sunfishes

Etymology: < L perca, perch + -oid

noun

a fish of this order

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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