Associations to the word «Percoid»

Wiktionary

PERCOID, adjective. Of or belonging to Percoidea, a taxonomic superfamily in the order Perciformes.
PERCOID, noun. Any fish of the genus Perca, or allied genera of the family Percidae.

Dictionary definition

PERCOID, noun. Any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats