perch - noun

support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)

a linear measure of 16.5 feet

a square rod of land

an elevated place serving as a seat

any of numerous fishes of America and Europe

spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes

any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes

perch - verb

• sit, as on a branch
• to come to rest, settle
• cause to perch or sit

perch - thesaurus

alight   light   pole   rest   rod   roost