Meanings (ES + gloss)
perca
Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
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American perchBalkhash perchJapanese red seaperchMacquarie perchNile perchPacific ocean perchbarber perchbass perchblack perchblue perchbluenose perchestuarine perchgray perchgreat perchlake perchlogperchocean perchperch pestperchletperchlikeperchlingpikeperchpirate perchraccoon perchrainbow perchred gurnard perchred perchred-bellied perchring-tail perchringed perchrockperchrose fishsandperchsea perch → seaperchsilver perchstone perchstriped perchsunperchsurfperchtrout-perch
Meanings (ES + gloss)
alcándara • percha
A rod, staff, tree branch, ledge, etc., used as a roost by a bird.
We know him now: […] / Not making his high place the lawless perch / Of wing'd ambitions, nor a vantage-ground / For pleasure; […]
Phrases
Meanings (ES + gloss)
apercharse • empercharse
To rest on a perch (especially, of a bird); to roost.
The macaw perched on Jim's shoulder.
aperchar • emperchar
To place something on (or as if on) a perch.
The most obvious beneficiary of the visitors' superiority was Frank Lampard. By the end of the night he was perched 13th in the list of England's most prolific goalscorers, having…
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