silver perch
noun
Simple meaning
White perch, of brackish waters of eastern North America.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsɪlvɚˈpɝtʃ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
White perch (Morone americana, family Moronidae), of brackish waters of eastern North America.
Silver croaker (Bairdiella chrysoura, family Sciaenidae), native to the east coast of the United States.
Certain percoid fish
Silver bream, black bream (Bidyanus bidyanus, family Terapontidae), endemic to Australia.
Therapon (Leiopotherapon plumbeus, family Terapontidae), endemic to the Philippines.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Silver croaker (Bairdiella chrysoura, family Sciaenidae), native to the east coast of the United States.
Used this way, silver perch is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in family or home contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Family/home
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