percoid

(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

Origin: < L perca, perch + -oid

noun

a fish of this order

See percoid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of or relating to the Percoidea, a large suborder of spiny-finned fishes that includes the perches, sunfishes, groupers, and grunts.

noun

A fish belonging to the suborder Percoidea.

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Percoīdea, suborder name

Origin: : Latin perca, perch; see perch ²

Origin: + New Latin -oīdea

Origin: , pl. of -oīdēs, resembling (from Greek -oeidēs; see -oid)

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