| percoidea | (n) in some classifications nearly or exactly equivalent to the Perciformes which are considered a suborder, Syn. suborder Percoidea |
| Percoidea | ‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) Same as Perciformes. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| percoidean | n. Any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order |