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a North American freshwater fish, Percopsis omiscomaycas, exhibiting characteristics of both trouts and perches.[1810-20, Amer.; TROUT + PERCH2]
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troutperch — /trowt perrch /, n., pl. troutperches, (esp. collectively) troutperch. a North American freshwater fish, Percopsis omiscomaycas, exhibiting characteristics of both trouts and perches. [1810 20, Amer.; TROUT + PERCH2] … Useful english dictionary
troutperch — trout•perch [[t]ˈtraʊtˌpɜrtʃ[/t]] n. pl. perch•es, (esp. collectively) perch. ich a North American freshwater fish, Percopsis omiscomaycus, exhibiting characteristics of both trouts and perches • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
sandroller — /sand roh leuhr/, n. a North American fresh water fish, Percopsis transmontana, related to the troutperch but having a deeper, more compressed body. [1900 05; SAND + ROLLER1] * * * … Universalium
fish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. angle; pull out, dredge; solicit; search. See pursuit, desire, fish, food. II Aquatic vertebrate animal Nouns 1. fish, denizen of the deep, Pisces; anadromous, freshwater or saltwater fish, tropical … English dictionary for students
sandroller — /sand roh leuhr/, n. a North American fresh water fish, Percopsis transmontana, related to the troutperch but having a deeper, more compressed body. [1900 05; SAND + ROLLER1] … Useful english dictionary
