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| perch | |
| 1. sost. trespolo | |
| 2. sost. (senso figurato) piedistallo | |
| 3. sost. (ittiologia) pesce persico | |
| 4. verb. appollaiarsi | |
| 5. verb. mettere in bilico | |
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| perch | |
| 1. subst. Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca. |  |
| 2. subst. Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae, especially: | |
| 3. subst. (South Africa) | |
| 4. subst. (Ghana) | |
| 5. subst. (Australia) , , | |
| 6. subst. (USA) | |
| 7. subst. (UK) , Tautogolabrus adspersus | |
| 8. subst. Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper. | |
| 9. subst. a rod, staff, or branch of a tree etc used as a roost by a bird | |
| 10. subst. a pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach. | |
| 11. subst. (figurative) a position that is secure and advantageous, especially one which is prominent or elevated | |
| 12. subst. (figurative) a position that is overly elevated or haughty | |
| 13. subst. (dated) a linear measure of 5½ yards, equal to a rod, a pole or ¼ chain; the related square measure | |
| 14. subst. a cubic measure of stonework equal to 16.6 × 1.5 × 1 feet | |
| 15. subst. (textiles) a frame used to examine cloth | |
| 16. subst. a bar used to support a candle (especially in a church) | |
| 17. v. (intransitive) To rest on (or as if on) a perch; to roost. | |
| 18. v. (intransitive) To stay in an elevated position. | |
| 19. v. To place something on (or as if on) a perch. | |
| 20. v. (transitive, intransitive, textiles) To inspect cloth using a perch. | |
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