Perch (disambiguation) — Perch may refer to:*Perch (plural perches), a rod, or branch of a tree etc, used as a roost by a bird *The USS Perch , one of two submarines in the United States Navy **USS Perch (SS 176) **USS Perch (SS 313)*Perch, an antique unit of measure of… … Wikipedia
Climbing perch — Climbing Climb ing, p. pr. & vb. n. of {Climb}. [1913 Webster] {Climbing fern}. See under {Fern}. {Climbing perch}. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Anabas}, and {Labyrinthici}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Climbing perch — may refer to: Anabas Ctenopoma multispine Climbing gourami This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the … Wikipedia
Climbing gourami — Climbing gouramies Anabas testudineus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
climbing perch — n. any of a genus (Anabas) of freshwater gouramies of Southeast Asia and Africa that can live out of water briefly and travel short distances over land … English World dictionary
Climbing — Climb ing, p. pr. & vb. n. of {Climb}. [1913 Webster] {Climbing fern}. See under {Fern}. {Climbing perch}. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Anabas}, and {Labyrinthici}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Climbing fern — Climbing Climb ing, p. pr. & vb. n. of {Climb}. [1913 Webster] {Climbing fern}. See under {Fern}. {Climbing perch}. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Anabas}, and {Labyrinthici}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
climbing fish — climbing fish, a fish that can live out of the water, travel some distance on land, and, reputedly, climb trees; climbing perch; anabas … Useful english dictionary
climbing perch — /klaɪmɪŋ ˈpɜtʃ/ (say kluyming perch) noun (plural climbing perch or climbing perches) a freshwater fish, Anabas testudineus, of southern Asia, able to move over the ground with the aid of its pectoral fins and spiny gill covers and formerly… …
perch — perch1 noun 1》 a thing on which a bird alights or roosts. 2》 a high or narrow seat or resting place. verb 1》 alight, sit, or rest on a perch. 2》 (be perched) (of a building) be situated above or on the edge of something. 3》 (perch someone/thing… … English new terms dictionary
climbing perch — a brown labyrinth fish, Anabas testudineus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, having a specialized breathing apparatus that enables it to leave the water and move about on land. [1870 75] * * * ▪ fish also called Walking Fish … … Universalium