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Sea Perch :: Sea perch () The sea bass.

Perca :: Perca (n.) A genus of fishes, including the fresh-water perch..

Percesoces :: Percesoces (n. pl.) An order of fishes including the gray mullets (Mugil), the barracudas, the silversides, and other related fishes. So called from their relation both to perches and to pikes..

Io Moth :: Io moth () A large and handsome American moth (Hyperchiria Io), having a large, bright-colored spot on each hind wing, resembling the spots on the tail of a peacock. The larva is covered with prickly hairs, which sting like nettles..

Parcase :: Parcase (adv.) Perchance; by chance.

Rod :: Rod (n.) A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; -- called also perch, and pole..

Dory :: Dory (n.) The American wall-eyed perch; -- called also dore. See Pike perch.

Light :: Light (v. i.) To descend from flight, and rest, perch, or settle, as a bird or insect..

Sea Perch :: Sea perch () The cunner.

Lug :: Lug (n.) A measure of length, being 16/ feet; a rod, pole, or perch..

Sunfish :: Sunfish (n.) Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American fresh-water fishes of the family Centrachidae. They have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines. Among the common species of the Eastern United States are Lepomis gibbosus (called also bream, pondfish, pumpkin seed, and sunny), the blue sunfish, or dollardee (L. pallidus), and the long-eared sunfish (L. auritus). Several of the species are called also pondfish..

Wall-eye :: Wall-eye (n.) An American fresh-water food fish (Stizostedion vitreum) having large and prominent eyes; -- called also glasseye, pike perch, yellow pike, and wall-eyed perch..

Hogfish :: Hogfish (n.) An American fresh-water fish; the log perch.

Oxychloric :: Oxychloric (a.) Formerly designating an acid now called perchloric acid. See Perchloric.

Batfowling :: Batfowling (n.) A mode of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost. The birds, flying to the light, are caught with nets or otherwise..

Pachonta :: Pachonta (n.) A substance resembling gutta-percha, and used to adulterate it, obtained from the East Indian tree Isonandra acuminata..

Block :: Block (v. t.) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.

Perch :: Perch (v. t.) To place or to set on, or as on, a perch..

Villiform :: Villiform (a.) Having the form or appearance of villi; like close-set fibers, either hard or soft; as, the teeth of perch are villiform..

Gutta-percha :: Gutta-percha (n.) A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra, / Dichopsis, Gutta. It becomes soft, and unpressible at the tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains its new shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in water. In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material..

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