Defn: One who, or that which, is percipient. Glanvill.
PERCLOSE Per*close", n. Etym: [OF. parclose an inclosed place; L. per through + claudere, clausum, to shut.]
1. (Eccl. Arch.)
Defn: Same as Parclose.
2. Conclusion; end. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
PERCOID
Per"coid, a. Etym: [L. perca a perch + -oid: cf. F. percoïde.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: Belonging to, or resembling, the perches, or family Percidæ.
— n.
Defn: Any fish of the genus Perca, or allied genera of the family
Percidæ.
PERCOIDEA
Per*coi"de*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Perciformes.