logperch

[ lawg-purch, log- ]

noun

, plural log·perch·es, (especially collectively) log·perch.

1. a darter, Percina caprodes, of eastern North American lakes and streams, having a piglike snout.

Word History and Origins

Origin of logperch¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; log ¹ + perch ²

Example Sentences

Bits of wood and rock spilled onto the deck, along with a Common Logperch maybe six inches long.

From Scientific American

Because the MVP construction is destroying the habitat of two endangered fish — the candy darter and Roanoke logperch — menacing the Jefferson National Forest and threatening countless species that live in Appalachia.

From Washington Post

The fish are the Roanoke logperch and the candy darter.

From Washington Times

It involves the Roanoke logperch and the candy darter species of fish.

From Washington Times

“Allowing private companies to build oil and gas pipelines across thousands of waterways,” they wrote, “would thwart the very purpose of the E.S.A.: protecting endangered species from extinction before it is too late. Particularly vulnerable are those species — such as the whooping crane, pallid sturgeon and Roanoke logperch — caught in the cross hairs of several of these pipelines and therefore at risk of substantial cumulative harm.”

From New York Times