percesoces Meaning, Definition & Usage

Per*ces"o*ces noun plural

Etymology

NL., fr. L. perca a perch + esox, -ocis, a pike.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) An order of fishes including the gray mullets (Mugil), the barracudas, the silversides, and other related fishes. So called from their relation both to perches and to pikes.