Percine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Percine is an adjective meaning (biochemistry) A protamine found in the sperm of yellow perch Perca flavescens.
Meaning
(biochemistry) A protamine found in the sperm of yellow perch Perca flavescens.
More Meanings
- (rare, obsolete) Resembling a perch (the fish).
- (rare) A fish in the genus Perca.
Example Sentences
Got two fine Malapterursus and a Percine form from the natives.
An other type of diprotamine contains arginine and histidine: the percine [from the perch, Perca flavescens] belongs to this group.
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
Word Forms
- percines
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include perchlike, percesocine, carplike, percoid, piscose, pisciform.
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