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PRONUNCIATION OF PERCIFORM

perciform  [ˈpɜːsɪˌfɔːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERCIFORM

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Perciform is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PERCIFORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

perciform

Perciformes

Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, are the largest order of vertebrates, containing about 40% of all bony fish. Perciformes means "perch-like". They belong to the class of ray-finned fish, and comprise over 10,000 species found in almost all aquatic ecosystems. The order contains about 160 families, which is the most of any order within the vertebrates. It is also the most variably sized order of vertebrates, ranging from the 7-mm Schindleria brevipinguis to the marlins in the Makaira species. They first appeared and diversified in the Late Cretaceous. Among the well-known members of this group are cichlids, California sheephead, bluegills, damselfish, bass, and perch.

Definition of perciform in the English dictionary

The definition of perciform in the dictionary is a perch-like fish.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERCIFORM


aciform
ˈæsɪˌfɔːm
acinaciform
ˌæsɪˈnæsɪˌfɔːm
bacciform
ˈbæksɪˌfɔːm
bursiform
ˈbɜːsɪˌfɔːm
cruciform
ˈkruːsɪˌfɔːm
culiciform
kjuːˈlɪsɪˌfɔːm
disciform
ˈdɪsɪˌfɔːm
diversiform
daɪˈvɜːsɪˌfɔːm
ensiform
ˈɛnsɪˌfɔːm
falciform
ˈfælsɪˌfɔːm
lanciform
ˈlɑːnsɪˌfɔːm
limaciform
lɪˈmæsɪˌfɔːm
lumbriciform
lʌmˈbrɪsɪˌfɔːm
pisiform
ˈpɪsɪˌfɔːm
plexiform
ˈplɛksɪˌfɔːm
radiciform
rəˈdɪsɪˌfɔːm
scoleciform
skəʊˈliːsɪˌfɔːm
unciform
ˈʌnsɪˌfɔːm
ursiform
ˈɜːsɪˌfɔːm
verruciform
vəˈruːsɪˌfɔːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERCIFORM

perched
percher
percheries
Percheron
perchery
perchlorate
perchloric acid
perchloride
perchloroethene
perchloroethylene
percine
percipience
percipiency
percipient
percipiently
Percival
percoct
percoid
percoidean
percolable

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERCIFORM

choreiform
coliform
cribriform
cuneiform
dress uniform
epileptiform
filiform
form
fusiform
glandiform
multiform
nonuniform
piriform
pyriform
rotiform
school uniform
Scout uniform
spongiform
stratiform
uniform
vermiform

Synonyms and antonyms of perciform in the English dictionary of synonyms

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鲈形目
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perciform
380 millions of speakers
ar

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perciform
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perciform
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perciform
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perciform
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perciformes
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Perciform
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perciform
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perciform
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perciform
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Perciform
85 millions of speakers
vi

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perciform
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perciform
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प्रतिफिल
75 millions of speakers

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perciform
70 millions of speakers

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perciform
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perciform
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perciform
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perciform
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perciform
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perciform
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perciform
10 millions of speakers
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perciform
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Trends of use of perciform

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERCIFORM»

The term «perciform» is used very little and occupies the 166.178 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERCIFORM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about perciform

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERCIFORM»

Discover the use of perciform in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perciform and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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List of Marine Perciform Fishes of South Afric
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! This is a sub-list of the List of marine spiny-finned fishes of South Africa for perch-like fishes recorded from the oceans bordering South Africa.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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A Complete Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa
The pipefishes are in a specialised offshoot from the mainstem leading to the two derived orders of perciform and synbranchiform fishes. In evolutionary terms, the perciform and synbranchiform groups are considered to be more advanced ...
Paul Harvey Skelton, 2001
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Catalogue of the Perciform Fishes in the British Museum
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ... Fish.
British Museum, 2013
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Species Assemblage Structure and Ecomorphological ...
In this study, I used two independent perciform lineages (Neotropical Cichlidae and Nearctic Centrarchidae) to examine patterns of species richness and species coexistence a two spatial scales (e.g., macrohabitat and mesohabitat) and to ...
Carmen Graviela Montana, 2013
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The Commodity Futures Market from an Agricultural Producer's ...
It may be noted that the first four of these perciform groups are shown above (p. 467) to be among the most primitive Perciformes, but the last two are specialized groups. These resemblances might be held to be due to convergence: one might  ...
T. M. Hammonds, 1972
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Intertidal Fishes: Life in Two Worlds
Rocky intertidal perciform species exhibit a phylogenetic distributional pattern similar to that of their scorpaeniform counterparts. Fifty-nine of I48 perciform families contain intertidal species. The distribution of the 59 families shows little ...
Michael H. Horn, Karen L.M Martin, Michael A. Chotkowski, 1998
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The Ecology of Fishes on Coral Reefs
The interrelationships between the major groups within the Perciformes likewise cannot be clearly defined (Lauder and Liem, 1983). However, it is generally accepted that the perciform fishes arose from a beryciformlike acanthopterygian stock ...
Peter F. Sale, 1993
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Coral Reef Fishes: Dynamics and Diversity in a Complex Ecosystem
Of all perciform groups the clearest pattern of historical division is seen in the freshwater cichlids (a group that may be closely allied to the marine Pomacentridae). Today, cichlids are found in rivers and lakes throughout South America, Africa, ...
Peter F. Sale, 2006
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Handbook of Fish Biology and Fisheries
For example, many classifications place the gobiesocids in their own order, Gobiesociformes, within or near the Paracanthopterygii, while placing the draconnetids and callionymids in their own perciform suborder, Callionymoidei. Prior to ...
Paul J. B. Hart, John D. Reynolds, 2008
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Biology of European Sea Bass
Characterization of Neuropeptide Y Expression in the Brain of a Perciform Fish, the Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus Labrax). J. Chem. Neuroanat. 19: 197–210. Cerdá- Reverter, J.M., G. Martinez-Rodriguez, I. Anglade, O. Kah and S. Zanuy. 2000b.
F. Javier Sánchez Vázquez, José A. Muñoz-Cueto, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERCIFORM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perciform is used in the context of the following news items.
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A river seen right: Sunrise, the Detroit River and walleye
... an account manager for Detroit-based Franco Public Relations Group, and I set out in search of the sweet, flaky filets of this popular perciform ... «Crain's Detroit Business, Apr 15»
2
U.S. Navy is testing a robotic spy tuna
Its Atlantic Ocean perciform counterparts can weigh nearly ten times that amount. The Navy's Rapid Innovation Cell says they've had to “take ... «Geek, Dec 14»
3
Tropical rabbitfish denuding the Mediterranean Sea
Rabbitfish are perciform fishes. This means they are "perch-like," like crappies, cichlids and bass. There are 28 species in the genus Siganus. «DigitalJournal.com, Sep 14»
4
Walleye: TWRA's latest "experiment" in Chickamauga Lake
Walleye is a freshwater "perciform" fish native to most of Canada and to the northern United States. They are first cousins to sauger, which were ... «Nooga.com, Aug 14»
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Oneida: 15 Year Tour (Official Trailer)
Perciform Productions Oneida Artist Page http://www.jagjaguwar.com/artist.php?... Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Oneida ... «YouTube, Feb 13»
6
Hoa Binh's farmer catches strange fish with “snake head, pig tongue”
The snakeheads are members of the freshwater perciform fish family Channidae, native to Africa and Asia. These elongated, predatory fish are ... «VietNamNet Bridge, Nov 12»
7
Pink Angel Delight: Genetically-engineered angelfish that glow in …
As others have pointed out, you've used a stock photo of a perciform fish of the family Pomacanthidae- in other words a marine angel. «Daily Mail, Nov 12»
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Not just a shell game
The family of Antarctic icefish belongs to the suborder of perciform fish called Notothenioidei, which consists of eight families and more than ... «Antarctic Sun, Apr 12»
9
Fish that change gender!
Marine angelfish are perciform fish of the family Pomacanthidae. They are found on shallow reefs in the tropical Atlantic, Indian, and mostly ... «Sunday Observer, Mar 12»
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Hebrew U. researcher creates 'boutique' fish farms to combat Lake …
Local fishermen used to fish carp and perciform fish near the shores of the lake, as food for their families. But fifty years ago, the Nile Perch was ... «Eureka! Science News, Feb 10»

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