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percine
noun 2adj 1
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perch
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adj
1
Resembling a perch (the fish).
Got two fine Malapterursus and a Percine form from the natives.
noun
1
A fish in the genus Perca.
The Percines, or typical perches, are recognizable by the elongated form of the body, and the numerous spines of the first or spinous dorsal fin
2
A protamine found in the sperm of yellow perch Perca flavescens
An other type of diprotamine contains arginine and histidine: the percine [from the perch, Perca flavescens] belongs to this group.
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Got two fine Malapterursus and a Percine form from the natives.
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The Percines, or typical perches, are recognizable by the elongated form of the body, and the numerous spines of the first or spinous dorsal fin
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An other type of diprotamine contains arginine and histidine: the percine [from the perch, Perca flavescens] belongs to this group.
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