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perch·er

 (pûr′chər)
n.
1. One that perches.
2. A bird whose feet are adapted for perching.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.percher - a person situated on a perch
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
2.percher - a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches)percher - a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists
Insessores, order Insessores, perching bird
animal order - the order of animals
Aves, class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birds
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