"perched" meaning in English

See perched in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} perched (not comparable)
  1. Situated as if balancing above something. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-perched-en-adj-8gc7Wynv
  2. Occurring above the regional water table. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-perched-en-adj-WRWZdpG7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: perched coastline

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} perched
  1. simple past and past participle of perch Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: perch
    Sense id: en-perched-en-verb-bKwSY5PF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 11 82

Alternative forms

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