Perch vs. Cod

Perchnoun

Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.

Codnoun

(obsolete) A small bag or pouch.

Perchnoun

Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae, especially:

Codnoun

A husk or integument; a pod.

Perchnoun

(South Africa) Acanthopagrus berda

Codnoun

The scrotum (also in plural).

Perchnoun

(Ghana) Distichodus engycephalus, Distichodus rostratus

Codnoun

A pillow or cushion.

Perchnoun

(Australia) Johnius belangerii, Macquaria ambigua, Macquaria colonorum, Macquaria novemaculeat, Nemadactylus macropterus

Codnoun

The Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua.

Perchnoun

(USA) Kyphosus azureus

Codnoun

The sea fish of the genus Gadus generally, as inclusive of the Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) and Greenland cod (Gadus ogac or Gadus macrocephalus ogac).

Perchnoun

(UK) Lateolabrax japonicus, Tautogolabrus adspersus

Codnoun

The sea fish of the family Gadidae which are sold as "cod", as haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) and whiting (usually Merlangius merlangus).

Perchnoun

Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper.

Codnoun

Other unrelated fish which are similarly important to regional fisheries, as the hapuku and cultus cod.

Perchnoun

a rod, staff, or branch of a tree etc used as a roost by a bird

Codnoun

Other unrelated fish which resemble the Atlantic cod, as the rock cod (Lotella rhacina) and blue cod (Parapercis colias).

Perchnoun

a pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach.

Codnoun

A joke or an imitation.

‘I assume it all could just be a cod.’;

Perchnoun

(figurative) a position that is secure and advantageous, especially one which is prominent or elevated

Codnoun

A stupid or foolish person.

‘He's making a right cod of himself.’;

Perchnoun

(figurative) a position that is overly elevated or haughty

Codadjective

Having the character of imitation; jocular. (now usually attributive, forming mostly compound adjectives).

‘“Illegitimi non carborundum” is a well-known example of cod Latin.’; ‘Dalton categorises Muse's latest composition as “cod-classical bombast”.’;

Perchnoun

(dated) a linear measure of 2 yards, equal to a rod, a pole or 4 chain; the related square measure

Codadjective

(Polari) Bad.

Perchnoun

a cubic measure of stonework equal to 16.6 × 1.5 × 1 feet

Codverb

To attempt to deceive or confuse.

Perchnoun

(textiles) a frame used to examine cloth

Codnoun

A husk; a pod; as, a peascod.

Perchnoun

a bar used to support a candle (especially in a church)

Codnoun

A small bag or pouch.

Perchverb

(intransitive) To rest on (or as if on) a perch; to roost.

Codnoun

The scrotum.

Perchverb

(intransitive) To stay in an elevated position.

Codnoun

A pillow or cushion.

Perchverb

(transitive) To place something on (or as if on) a perch.

Codnoun

An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.

Perchverb

To inspect cloth using a perch.

Codnoun

the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

Perchnoun

Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several other allied genera of the family Percidæ, as the common American or yellow perch (Perca flavescens syn. Perca Americana), and the European perch (Perca fluviatilis).

Codnoun

lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached

Perchnoun

Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes belonging to the Percidæ, Serranidæ, and related families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches.

Codnoun

major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters

Perchnoun

A pole; a long staff; a rod; esp., a pole or other support for fowls to roost on or to rest on; a roost; figuratively, any elevated resting place or seat.

‘As chauntecleer among his wives allSat on his perche, that was in his hall.’; ‘Not making his high place the lawless perchOf winged ambitions.’;

Codverb

fool or hoax;

‘The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone’; ‘You can't fool me!’;

Perchnoun

A measure of length containing five and a half yards; a rod, or pole.

Codverb

harass with persistent criticism or carping;

‘The children teased the new teacher’; ‘Don't ride me so hard over my failure’; ‘His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie’;

Perchnoun

A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach.

Codadjective

payment due by the recipient on delivery;

‘a collect call’; ‘the letter came collect’; ‘a COD parcel’;

Perchverb

To alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost.

‘Wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch.’;

Codadverb

collecting the charges upon delivery;

‘mail a package C.O.D.’;

Perchverb

To place or to set on, or as on, a perch.

Cod

Cod is the common name for the demersal fish genus Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae. Cod is also used as part of the common name for a number of other fish species, and one species that belongs to genus Gadus is commonly not called cod (Alaska pollock, Gadus chalcogrammus).

Perchverb

To occupy as a perch.

Perchnoun

support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)

Perchnoun

a linear measure of 16.5 feet

Perchnoun

a square rod of land

Perchnoun

an elevated place serving as a seat

Perchnoun

any of numerous fishes of America and Europe

Perchnoun

spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes

Perchnoun

any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes

Perchverb

sit, as on a branch;

‘The birds perched high in the treee’;

Perchverb

to come to rest, settle;

‘Misfortune lighted upon him’;

Perchverb

cause to perch or sit;

‘She perched her hat on her head’;

Perch

Perch is a common name for fish of the genus Perca, freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which three species occur in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Perciformes, from the Greek: πέρκη (perke), simply meaning perch, and the Latin forma meaning shape.