white perch

noun

1
: a silvery anadromous bass (Morone americana) chiefly of the coast and coastal streams of the eastern U.S.
2
3

Examples of white perch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There the fish was positively identified as a whopper white perch by Cleyo Harris, a DNR fisheries biologist. Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 23 May 2024 A lot is going on and there is always abundant pickerel in the tidal flows and throw in the annual white perch and shad runs. Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2024 Big rock bass and smaller creek smallmouths will positively clobber it, but the dressed tail hanging below it also mimics a flying insect in the water, and white perch, bluegills, and chubs will often grab it and just pull the popper under. Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 16 May 2024 The other had an intact white perch stuffed inside it. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for white perch 

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Word History

First Known Use

1737, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of white perch was in 1737

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“White perch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20perch. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.

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