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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Perch  \Perch\  (p[~e]rch),  n.  [Written  also  {pearch}.]  [OE. 
  perche,  F.  perche,  L.  perca,  fr  Gr  pe`rkh;  cf  perkno`s 
  dark-colored,  Skr.  p[.r][,c]ni  spotted,  speckled,  and  E. 
  freckle.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  1.  Any  fresh-water  fish  of  the  genus  Perca  and  of  several 
  other  allied  genera  of  the  family  {Percid[ae]},  as  the 
  common  American  or  yellow  perch  ({Perca  flavescens,  or 
  Americana}),  and  the  European  perch  ({P.  fluviatilis}). 
 
  2.  Any  one  of  numerous  species  of  spiny-finned  fishes 
  belonging  to  the  {Percid[ae]},  {Serranid[ae]},  and  related 
  families,  and  resembling,  more  or  less  the  true  perches. 
 
  {Black  perch}. 
  a  The  black  bass. 
  b  The  flasher. 
  c  The  sea  bass. 
 
  {Blue  perch},  the  cunner. 
 
  {Gray  perch},  the  fresh-water  drum. 
 
  {Red  perch},  the  rosefish. 
 
  {Red-bellied  perch},  the  long-eared  pondfish. 
 
  {Perch  pest},  a  small  crustacean,  parasitic  in  the  mouth  of 
  the  perch. 
 
  {Silver  perch},  the  yellowtail. 
 
  {Stone},  or  {Striped},  {perch},  the  pope. 
 
  {White  perch},  the  {Roccus,  or  Morone,  Americanus},  a  small 
  silvery  serranoid  market  fish  of  the  Atlantic  coast. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Striped  \Striped\,  a. 
  Having  stripes  of  different  colors;  streaked. 
 
  {Striped  bass}.  (Zo["o]l.)  See  under  {Bass}. 
 
  {Striped  maple}  (Bot.),  a  slender  American  tree  ({Acer 
  Pennsylvanicum})  with  finely  striped  bark.  Called  also 
  {striped  dogwood},  and  {moosewood}. 
 
  {Striped  mullet}.  (Zo["o]l.)  See  under  {Mullet},  2. 
 
  {Striped  snake}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  garter  snake. 
 
  {Striped  squirrel}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  chipmunk. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stripe  \Stripe\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Striped};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Striping}.] 
  1.  To  make  stripes  upon  to  form  with  lines  of  different 
  colors  or  textures;  to  variegate  with  stripes. 
 
  2.  To  strike;  to  lash.  [R.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  striped 
  adj  :  marked  or  decorated  with  stripes  [syn:  {stripy}]




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