'Perciformes' definitions:
Definition of 'Perciformes'
(from WordNet)
noun
One of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna [syn: Perciformes, order Perciformes, Percomorphi, order Percomorphi]
Definition of 'Perciformes'
From: GCIDE
- Perciformes \Per`ci*for"mes\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.) An extensive order of fishes, including the true perches (Percid[ae]); the pondfishes (Centrarchid[ae]); the sci[ae]noids (Sci[ae]nid[ae]); the sparoids (Sparid[ae]); the serranoids (Serranid[ae]), and some other related families. [1913 Webster] Percipience