perchlike

ˈpɜːrtʃˌlaɪk

Definition

Definition of perchlike - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

fish resemblance

Rare

resembling the perch fish in appearance or behavior

Rare

The new species has a perchlike body structure.

fishlike

piscine

zoology

Rare

similar to a perch in behavior or habitat

Rare

The bird exhibited perchlike tendencies, often resting on branches near water.

fishlike

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be perchlike

resemble a perch in appearance or behavior

The fish in the pond be perchlike in their movements.

Origin of perchlike

Latin, perca (perch) + -like (resembling)

Examples of perchlike in a sentence

Its perchlike fins allowed it to navigate swiftly.
The fish displayed perchlike behavior, staying close to the rocks.
Its perchlike habits made it easy to predict its movements.

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French:semblable à la perche, perchoir, ...
German:barschähnlich, wie ein Barsch, ...
Italian:persicoide, simile a un uccello posato, ...
Spanish:parecido a la perca, similar a un periquito, ...
Portuguese:semelhante à perca, semelhante a um perca, ...
Chinese:类似鲈鱼的, 类似栖息的, ...
Japanese:パーチのような, パーチのような行動, ...
Arabic:شَبِيه بِالفَرْخ, شَبِيه بِالسَّمَك القِرْمِيدِي, ...
Hebrew:דוֹמֶה בְּמַרְאֵהוּ אוֹ בְּהִתְנַהֲגוּתוֹ לְדַג הַמְּכוּנֶה 'perch', כְּדֶרֶךְ דַּג פֶּרֶץ, ...
Russian:окуньеподобный, окуневидное поведение, ...
Ukrainian:окунеподібний, ...
Hindi:पर्च जैसी, पर्च जैसी प्रवृत्ति, ...
Bengali:পার্চমত, পার্চসদৃশ, ...
Catalan:percoide, semblant a un perca, ...
Czech:podobný okounovi, okounovitý, ...
Danish:aborrelignende, som en aborre, ...
Dutch:baarsachtig, baarsachtig gedrag, ...
Greek:περκόμορφος, σαν πέρκα, ...
Hungarian:sügérszerű, sügérféle, ...
Khmer:មានរូបរាងឬឥរិយាបថស្រដៀងត្រីពឺច, មានលក្ខណៈដូចត្រីព័ច, ...
Korean:농어 같은, 농어 비슷한, ...
Persian:شبیه به پرچ, مانند پرنده ماهی, ...
Polish:okoniowaty, ...
Portuguese (BR):semelhante à perca, semelhante a um perca, ...
Romanian:asemănător cu bibanul, ca bibanul, ...
Swedish:abborrliknande, likt en abborre, ...
Thai:คล้ายปลากระพง, เหมือนปลากะพง, ...
Turkish:levrek benzeri, levrek gibi, ...
Vietnamese:giống cá rô, tương tự cá rô, ...

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