percoidean

Definition of Percoidean in English :

1. percoid, percoid fish, percoidean

any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Percoidean

adjective

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

of, relating to, or resembling a perch

noun

any fish belonging to the suborder Percoidea

adjective

of or belonging to a very large order (Perciformes) of bony fishes found in fresh and salt water, including the perches, basses, and sunfishes

noun

a fish of this order

FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS