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perch

nounmasculine/puˈlɐjɾu/medium

po·lei·ro

Definition

A bar, beam, or branch where birds perch to rest or sleep.
The chickens returned to the coop and settled on their perches.
The canary fell asleep on its perch.
Common collocations
bird perchchicken roostsleep on a perch
Idiomatic expressions
  • fall off one's perch (to die, especially suddenly)

Etymology

Do latim vulgar *pulliculum, diminutivo de pullus (pintainho).

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