an edible freshwater fish with a high spiny dorsal fin, dark vertical bars on the body, and orange lower fins

an object on which a bird alights or roosts, typically a branch or horizontal bar

the budgerigar shuffled along its perch

(of a bird) alight or rest on something

a herring gull perched on the rails

a measure of length, especially for land, equal to a quarter of a chain or 51/2 yards (approximately 5.029 m)

a measure of area, especially for land, equal to 160th of an acre or 301/4 square yards (approximately 25.29 sq. metres)

allotment plots have traditionally been measured in an ancient Anglo Saxon term known as ‘rods’—sometimes called ‘perches’ or ‘poles’

residential properties range from 12 to 15 square perches (3,200 to 4,000 square feet) in size for an average house