percoid

percoid [pur-koid] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

1. belonging to the Percoidea, a group of acanthopterygian fishes comprising the true perches and related families, and constituting one of the largest natural groups of fishes.
2. resembling a perch.

Also per·coi·de·an [per-koi-dee-uh n] /pərˈkɔɪ di ən/. Origin of percoid 1830–40; Latin perc(a) perch2 + -oid Examples from the Web for percoid Historical Examples of percoid

It is the most typical group among the percoid (perchlike) fishes.

Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others

James Alexander Henshall

British Dictionary definitions for percoid percoid percoidean (pəˈkɔɪdɪən) adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Percoidea, a suborder of spiny-finned teleost fishes including the perches, sea bass, red mullet, cichlids, etc
2. of, relating to, or resembling a perch

noun

3. any fish belonging to the suborder Percoidea

Word Origin for percoid C19: from Latin perca perch ² + -oid