PERCA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Perca mean? 

• PERCA (noun)
  The noun PERCA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Percidae

  Familiarity information: PERCA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERCA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Percidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Perca; Perca

Hypernyms ("Perca" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Perca"):

Perca flavescens; yellow perch (North American perch)

European perch; Perca fluviatilis (a perch native to Europe)

Holonyms ("Perca" is a member of...):

family Percidae; Percidae (active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches)