mademoiselle

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French mademoiselle.

In classic literature

Synonyms

silver perch, Bairdiella chrysoura

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