silver perch

1. 1.

   small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico

   SynonymsmademoiselleBairdiella chrysoura

   Broaderdrum

   Part ofBairdiella
2. 2.

   small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streams

   Synonymswhite perchMorone americana

   Broaderserranid fish

   Part ofMorone

Questions about silver perch

What does silver perch mean?

silver perch means "small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for silver perch?

Close synonyms include mademoiselle, Bairdiella chrysoura, white perch, Morone americana. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is silver perch a common word?

silver perch is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.