Found 2 items, similar to Perciformes.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Perciformes Perciformes n : one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna [syn: order Perciformes , Percomorphi, order Percomorphi]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Perciformes Perciformes \Per`ci*for"mes\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) An extensive tribe or suborder of fishes, including the true perches (Percid[ae]); the pondfishes (Centrarchid[ae]); the sci[ae]noids (Sci[ae]nid[ae]); the sparoids (Sparid[ae]); the serranoids (Serranid[ae]), and some other related families. [1913 Webster]