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perchling

perchling noun: a diminutive or young perch (fish).

Noun

perchling (plural perchlings)

  1. A diminutive or young perch (fish)
    • For a little while we had fish, small fry, of all sorts and sizes - gudgeon, little perchlings, minnows, anything - all was fish which came to net; but, the worst of it was, there was not much which did so.1871, George T. Robinson, The Fall of Metz
    • Guzzling upon your perchlings and sprats […]1957, John M. Edmonds, The Fragments of Attic Comedy, page 229

Forms of perchling

pluralperchlings

Origin of perchling

From perch + -ling.

Questions about perchling

What does perchling mean?
Perchling means a diminutive or young perch (fish).
What part of speech is perchling?
Perchling is a noun.
What is the plural of perchling?
The plural of perchling is perchlings.

Words near perchling in the dictionary

  1. perching birds
  2. perching duck
  3. perchings
  4. perchless
  5. perchlike
  6. perchling
  7. perchlings
  8. perchlorate
  9. perchlorates
  10. perchloric
  11. perchloric acid

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