Perchling
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A diminutive or young perch (fish)
"For a little while we had fish, small fry, of all sorts and sizes - gudgeon, little perchlings, minnows, anything - all was fish which came to net; but, the worst of it was, there was not much which did so."
Example
More examples"For a little while we had fish, small fry, of all sorts and sizes - gudgeon, little perchlings, minnows, anything - all was fish which came to net; but, the worst of it was, there was not much which did so."
Etymology
From perch + -ling.
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