percoidean

percoidean
noun
any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
• Syn: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid
• Hypernyms: ↑spiny-finned fish, ↑acanthopterygian
• Hyponyms:
↑perch, ↑sandfish, ↑cusk-eel, ↑brotula, ↑pearlfish, ↑pearl-fish, ↑robalo, ↑pike, ↑sunfish, ↑centrarchid, ↑bass, ↑serranid fish, ↑serranid, ↑surfperch, ↑surffish, ↑surf fish, ↑bigeye, ↑catalufa, ↑Priacanthus arenatus, ↑cardinalfish, ↑tilefish, ↑Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, ↑bluefish, ↑Pomatomus saltatrix, ↑cobia, ↑Rachycentron canadum, ↑sergeant fish, ↑carangid fish, ↑carangid, ↑dolphinfish, ↑dolphin, ↑mahimahi, ↑blanquillo, ↑cichlid, ↑cichlid fish, ↑snapper, ↑grunt, ↑sparid, ↑sparid fish, ↑sea bream, ↑bream, ↑sciaenid fish, ↑sciaenid, ↑mullet, ↑grey mullet, ↑gray mullet, ↑sea chub, ↑spadefish, ↑angelfish, ↑Chaetodipterus faber, ↑butterfly fish, ↑damselfish, ↑demoiselle, ↑wrasse, ↑parrotfish, ↑polly fish, ↑pollyfish, ↑threadfin, ↑jawfish, ↑stargazer, ↑sand stargazer, ↑blennioid fish, ↑blennioid, ↑goby, ↑gudgeon, ↑sleeper, ↑sleeper goby, ↑flathead, ↑archerfish, ↑Toxotes jaculatrix, ↑worm fish, ↑surgeonfish, ↑gempylid, ↑cutlassfish, ↑frost fish, ↑hairtail, ↑scombroid, ↑scombroid fish, ↑butterfish, ↑stromateid fish, ↑stromateid, ↑clingfish, ↑tripletail, ↑mojarra, ↑whiting
• Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑order Percomorphi

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I. adjective
see percoid I
II. noun
see percoid II

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