golden perch


noun
  1. a freshwater food fish, Plectroplites ambiguus, that inhabits inland waters of Australia.

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How to use golden perch in a sentence

  • But the handsomest of his kind in Australia is undoubtedly the golden perch, found in the Murray and its tributaries.

    Australian Pictures | Howard Willoughby
  • She was to have a golden perch near the Emperor's bed, and a little golden cage, and was to be allowed to go out twice every day.

    Stories to Tell Children | Sara Cone Bryant
  • In the great hall there had been placed a golden perch on which the Nightingale sat.

    Tell Me Another Story | Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
  • In the centre of the great hall where the Emperor sat was a golden perch, on which the Nightingale sat.

    The Yellow Fairy Book | Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
  • In the midst of the great hall, where the Emperor sat, a golden perch had been placed, on which the Nightingale was to sit.

    Children's Literature | Charles Madison Curry

British Dictionary definitions for golden perch

golden perch

noun
  1. another name for callop

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