yellow perch
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈjɛloʊ pɜrʧ/
- US
:
perca amarilla
- Many anglers enjoy fishing for yellow perch during the winter months when they are plentiful under the ice.
- yellow perch and walleye
Examples
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Yesterday, I caught a beautiful yellow perch while fishing at the lake.
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I ran to the nearer tip-up and pulled up a fat yellow perch of about a pound.
Fiction book (2002) -
Pepe put the bucket filled with yellow perch on the front of the hand sled.
Fiction book (2002) -
In the summer, I'd lie on the hot wood and cup an eye to a crack and watch the bluegill and yellow perch drift up out of the cool green, disappear to the side, then drift back to view, hovering by the barrels.
Fiction book (1996) -
Initial research focuses on rainbow trout and other salmonids, but later research could include species such as striped bass, walleye, and yellow perch.
Academic text (2003) -
Sunlight shimmered from dewy pine needles, and yellow perch drifted in and out of the still pools between the boulders.
Fiction book (2002) -
Although 45 percent of all fish and 75 percent of yellow perch have mercury concentrations less than 0.3 parts per million (ppm), only 25 percent of largemouth bass have concentrations less than this value.
Academic text (2002) -
Should ruffe become established in Lake Erie, the site of the world's largest yellow perch and walleye fisheries, the potential economic impact could reach an annual economic loss of $90 million (Anonymous 1992).
Academic text (1994) -
Greg, I think it was fishing for yellow perch when the moon—the age-old, scar-faced, native moon—rose up out of the trees like an apparition.
Fiction book (1990) -
The yellow perch is highly prized for its flaky white meat, making it a popular choice among anglers.
Synonyms
A small fresh water fish with gold stripes that lives in North America
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward color + species compound: 'yellow' modifies 'perch' to indicate a perch that is yellow, so the overall meaning (a yellow-colored perch fish) is directly derivable from the constituents. Such noun+modifier composition is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it.
Etymology
Yellow perch gets its name from its yellow color and the word perch, which means 'to sit'. The fish has yellow sides with dark bars and often rests on plants or rocks as if 'perched', so the name helps people know this yellow fish in fresh water.