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PERCA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Percidae

Synonyms:

genus Perca; Perca

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Perca" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Perca"):

Perca flavescens; yellow perch (North American perch)

European perch; Perca fluviatilis (a perch native to Europe)

Holonyms ("Perca" is a member of...):

family Percidae; Percidae (active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches)

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