percher

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person situated on a perch
  2. noun a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists

Etymology

From perch (“a kind of fish”).

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