"surfperch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: surfperches [plural]
Etymology: surf + perch Etymology templates: {{compound|en|surf|perch}} surf + perch Head templates: {{en-noun}} surfperch (plural surfperches)
  1. Any of the family Embiotocidae of viviparous perciform fishes, found mainly in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Wikipedia link: surfperch Categories (lifeform): Labroid fish

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