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Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several other
allied genera of the family Percidae, as the common American or yellow
perch (Perca flavescens, / Americana), and the European perch (P.
fluviatilis). |
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Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes belonging
to the Percidae, Serranidae, and related families, and resembling, more
or less, the true perches. |
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A pole; a long staff; a rod; esp., a pole or other support
for fowls to roost on or to rest on; a roost; figuratively, any
elevated resting place or seat. |
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A measure of length containing five and a half yards; a rod,
or pole. |
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In land or square measure: A square rod; the 160th part of
an acre. |
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In solid measure: A mass 16/ feet long, 1 foot in height,
and 1/ feet in breadth, or 24/ cubic feet (in local use, from 22 to 25
cubic feet); -- used in measuring stonework. |
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A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring
carriage; a reach. |
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To alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost. |
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To place or to set on, or as on, a perch. |
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To occupy as a perch. |
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