Perciformes
Pronunciation : Per`ci*for"mes
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: An extensive tribe or suborder of fishes, including the true perches (Percid?); the pondfishes (Centrarchid?); the sci?noids (Sci?nid?); the sparoids (Sparid?); the serranoids (Serranid?), and some other related families.
pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913