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percoid

percoid adjective: of or belonging to Percoidea, a taxonomic superfamily in the order Perciformes.

Adjective

percoid (not comparable)

  1. Of or belonging to Percoidea, a taxonomic superfamily in the order Perciformes.
    Synonyms:
    percoidean

Noun

percoid (plural percoids)

  1. (obsolete) Any fish of the genus Perca, or allied genera of the family Percidae (originally named "Percoides" before family-name endings were standardized).
  2. Any fish in the superfamily Percoidea

Synonyms of percoid

Forms of percoid

pluralpercoids

Origin of percoid

From Latin perca (“perch”).

Questions about percoid

What does percoid mean?
Percoid means of or belonging to Percoidea, a taxonomic superfamily in the order Perciformes.
What part of speech is percoid?
Percoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near percoid in the dictionary

  1. Percles
  2. perclose
  3. percloses
  4. Percocet
  5. Percocets
  6. percoid
  7. percoidean
  8. percoids
  9. percolate
  10. percolated
  11. percolates

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