percoid
[ pur-koid ]
/ ˈpɜr kɔɪd /
adjective
belonging to the Percoidea, a group of acanthopterygian fishes comprising the true perches and related families, and constituting one of the largest natural groups of fishes.
resembling a perch.
Also
per·coi·de·an
[per-koi-dee-uh n] /pərˈkɔɪ di ən/.
Words nearby percoid
percipient,
percival,
perclose,
percocet,
percodan,
percoid,
percolate,
percolation,
percolator,
percurrent,
percuss
Example sentences from the Web for percoid
It is the most typical group among the percoid (perchlike) fishes.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others |James Alexander Henshall
British Dictionary definitions for percoid
percoid
percoidean (pəˈkɔɪdɪən)
/ (ˈpɜːkɔɪd) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Percoidea, a suborder of spiny-finned teleost fishes including the perches, sea bass, red mullet, cichlids, etc
of, relating to, or resembling a perch
noun
any fish belonging to the suborder Percoidea
Word Origin for percoid
C19: from Latin
perca
perch ² +
-oid