white perch

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white perch

A small food fish (Morone americana) having silvery sides shading to gray or olive above, native to the Atlantic coast and freshwater streams of eastern North America and found throughout the Great Lakes.

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white′ perch′

1. a small edible sea bass, Morone americana, of eastern U.S. coasts.

2. silver perch (def. 2).

[1765–75, Amer.]

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Noun 1. [画像:white perch - small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streams]white perch - small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streams

Morone americana, silver perch

serranid, serranid fish - marine food sport fishes mainly of warm coastal waters

genus Morone, Morone - carnivorous fresh and salt water fishes

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