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silver perch

noun

Definition of SILVER PERCH

:  any of various somewhat silvery fishes that resemble perch: as
a :  a drum (Bairdiella chrysoura) that occurs especially along the more southern Atlantic coast of the United States —called also mademoiselle, yellowtail
b :  white perch 1
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First Known Use of SILVER PERCH

1820

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