WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
surf•perch
(sûrf′pûrch′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -perch, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -perch•es.
- Fishany of several fishes of the family Embiotocidae, inhabiting shallow waters along the Pacific coast of North America. Also called seaperch, surffish.
- surf + perch2 1880–85, American.
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