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GENUS PERCA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Perca mean?
• GENUS PERCA (noun)
The noun GENUS PERCA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Percidae
Familiarity information: GENUS PERCA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Percidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Perca; Perca
Hypernyms ("genus Perca" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Perca"):
Perca flavescens; yellow perch (North American perch)
European perch; Perca fluviatilis (a perch native to Europe)
Holonyms ("genus Perca" is a member of...):
family Percidae; Percidae (active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches)
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