percine

perˈciform or perˈcine /-sīn/ adjective

Of or like a perch

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Main Entry: ↑perch

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percine, a. and n. Ichthyol.

(ˈpɜːsaɪn)

[f. mod.L. Percīnæ pl., f. L. perca perch n.¹]

a. adj. Belonging to the subfamily Percinæ of the Percidæ. b. n. A fish of this subfamily.

in Cent. Dict.