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perciform

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Of or pertaining to any of very many fish, of the order Perciformes, that have fin spines, a swim bladder without a duct, usually ctenoid scales, and 17 or fewer caudal fin rays.

Examples

“He stood with his sketchbook in front of the case of perciform fishes, lavishing attention on the turn⟳ and taper of every rib.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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