striped seaperch

noun

variants or striped surf perch
: a marine fish (Embiotoca lateralis) of subtropical and temperate waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean that has a laterally compressed copper-brown body with ten to fifteen blue horizontal stripes

called also striped perch

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of striped seaperch was in 1966

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“Striped seaperch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/striped%20seaperch. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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