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perch
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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perch1
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n.
a thing on which a bird alights or roosts, typically a branch or a horizontal rod or bar in a birdcage.
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a place where someone or something rests or sits, esp. a place that is high or precarious:
Marian looked down from her perch in a beech tree above the road.
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v. [intr.]
(of a bird) alight or rest on something:
a herring gull perched on the mast.
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(of a person) sit somewhere, esp. on something high or narrow:
Eve perched on the side of the armchair.
∎ (be perched)
(of a building) be situated above or on the edge of something:
the fortress is perched on a crag in the mountains.
∎ [tr.] (perch someone/something on)
set or balance someone or something on (something):
Peter perched a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles on his nose.
PHRASES:
knock someone off their perch inf.
cause someone to lose a position of superiority or preeminence:
will this knock London off its perch as Europe's leading financial center?
perch2
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n.
(pl. same or perches
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an edible freshwater fish (genus Perca) with a high spiny dorsal fin, dark vertical bars on the body, and orange lower fins. Its three species include the
yellow perch (P. flavescens) of North America. The
perch family also includes the pikeperches, ruffe, and darters.
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used in names of other freshwater and marine fishes resembling or related to this, e.g.,
climbing perch.
perch3
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n. chiefly Brit., hist.
a linear or square rod; see rod, sense 3.
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Perch returning
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 6/9/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...like many self proclaimed members of the "perch patrol," LaPorte County resident David Foldenhauer remembers the good old days of perch fishing on Lake Michigan. And like many of the other veteran perch anglers who have spent countless days on...
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Perch puzzle baffles scientists Near-absence of female fish in net study called alarming Finding adds to mystery over falling population
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 6/8/1997; ; 700+ words
; An alarming absence of female yellow perch at traditional Lake Michigan spawning grounds...solve a different puzzle: why few young perch have survived to maturity in each of the...found only three females among 5,300 perch. The next day, a smaller crew found one...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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Perch for the small taking; A limit of 100 in Minnesota is helping resorts in a huge way by luring nonresidents during the winter. Plenty of fish remain, but studies show big ones are becoming hard to find.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 3/10/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Lindsay exclaimed, pulling a 9-inch yellow perch from a hole in the ice. "Look at this...peered into the green depths and watched perch approach her jig 12 feet below. "They...Winnibigoshish last weekend to sample its famed perch fishing. The kids giggled and shrieked...
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Perch fishing perks up
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 6/17/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...headed to Lake Michigan for a morning of perch fishing. Within an hour of catching the...once anchored. Overall, the size of the perch weren't real big, but I'm not complaining...He told me they were just hammerin' the perch and that there were some real jumbos...
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Perch fishing reduced to memories for many
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 8/12/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...fishing boat. Lake Michigan's low yellow perch population hasn't allowed the Bobrowskis...shovel used to measure and sort yellow perch on the commercial fishing boat he used...pulled up their nets and ended the 1996 perch fishing season, but instead it remains...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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PERCH COULD DISTURB FOOD CHAIN FOR BLUE MESA MACKS, KOKANEE.(Sports)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 8/24/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...of fun, but there are worries. Yellow perch, the illegally introduced alien that turned...summer we found an extensive expansion of perch," said Dan Brauch, aquatic biologist...Wildlife in Gunnison. Trout are eating the perch, as evidenced by the yellow, banded fingerlings...
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PERCH LIMIS NOT POPULAR WITH ANGLERS
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 12/28/1996; 700+ words
; ...pulled the curtain on commerical fishing of yellow perch in Lake Michigan's waters. Patrick R. Ralston...sport fishermen, who will have to abide by a 15-perch-a-day limit, down from 25 perch this year. The emergency rule takes effect Wednesday...
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OutdoorsWeek Perch population shows signs of growth Many sport fishermen getting limits along with good size Fresh line can be rewarding for angler
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 6/20/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...NORTHWEST INDIANA HUNTING AND FISHING The perch patrol is back and you couldn't find...fishermen have been getting many limits of perch from Lake Michigan," said Walter Hawkinson...Indiana 249, Portage. "If anything, the perch might be starting to move gradually east...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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PERCH SCHOOL NOW IN SESSION TASTY FISH EASY TO FIND.(Travel)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/12/1992; 700+ words
; ...Dick Nelson Outdoors correspondent Yellow perch is one of the tastiest fish to come from...anglers. But in some waters, catching perch can be annoying because of their large...and small size. For those familiar with perch in cold Adirondack waters, where they...
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Perch season falls short
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 5/9/2004; ; 700+ words
; Perch season falls short Poor reproduction cited...Natural Resources Board to re-open yellow perch fishing in the southern Wisconsin waters...away from what is already a short summer perch fishing season," said Carlton H. Alt...
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perch
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...preeminence: will this knock London off its perch as Europe's leading financial center? perch 2 • n. ( pl. same or perches ) an edible freshwater fish (genus...Its three species include the yellow perch ( P. flavescens ) of North America...
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climbing perch
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
climbing perch or walking fish, member of...is not related to the true perch. Labyrinth fishes are spiny...held underwater. The climbing perch, Anabas testudineus, of SE...10 in. (25 cm). Climbing perches travel in search of water when...
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Philemon Perch
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Philemon Perch, pseudonym of R.M. Johnston .
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Perch, Philemon
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Perch, Philemon, see Johnston, R.M.
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Macquarie perch
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
Macquarie perch See PERCICHTHYIDAE .
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