percoid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
    percoid fish; percoidean.

WordNet

Per"coid adjective
Etymology
L. perca a perch + -oid: cf. F. percoïde.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Belonging to, or resembling, the perches, or family Percidæ. -- n. Any fish of the genus Perca, or allied genera of the family Percidæ.

Webster 1913