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trout-perch definition

trout·-perch (tro̵utpʉrc̸h′)

noun pl. trout-perch -·perch′ or trout-perches -·perch′es

any of a family (Percopsidae) of North American freshwater bony fishes having spiny and fleshy fins, esp., a species (Percopsis omiscomaycus) of Canada and the E U.S.

Etymology: trout + perch

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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