Percoidea

plural noun

Per·​coi·​dea

(ˌ)pərˈkȯidēə

: a suborder of Percomorphi of uncertain limits that includes Percidae, Centrarchidae, Serranidae, Sparidae, and numerous other families and constitutes even in its least extensive application one of the largest natural groups of fishes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Perca + -oidea

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