Perch

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NOUN

support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)

a linear measure of 16.5 feet

a square rod of land

an elevated place serving as a seat

any of numerous fishes of America and Europe

spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes

any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes

VERB

sit, as on a branch

to come to rest, settle

cause to perch or sit

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