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Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch.

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  1. a. Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch.
  2. n. A spiny-finned fish.
  3. n. a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
  4. Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch. -- n. A spiny-finned fish.
  5. Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as theperch.-- n.
  6. n a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays