- blue pike
- noun Date: 1842 a grayish-blue walleye (Stizostedion vitreum glaucum) of the Great Lakes region now considered to be extinct
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blue pike — blue′ pike′ n. ich a variety of the walleye, Stizostedion vitreum glaucum, inhabiting Lake Erie: extinct • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
blue pike — noun variety inhabiting the Great Lakes • Syn: ↑blue pickerel, ↑blue pikeperch, ↑blue walleye, ↑Strizostedion vitreum glaucum • Hypernyms: ↑walleye, ↑walleyed pike, ↑jack salmon, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
blue pike — Sauger Sau ger, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An American fresh water food fish ({Stizostedion Canadense}); called also {gray pike}, {blue pike}, {hornfish}, {land pike}, {sand pike}, {pickering}, and {pickerel}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blue pike — a variety of the walleye, Strizostedion vitreum glaucum, inhabiting the Great Lakes. Also called blue pickerel, blue pikeperch, blue walleye. [1835 45] * * * … Universalium
Pike — may refer to:Fish*Pike (fish) or Esox *Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct freshwater fish *Mackerel pike or Pacific saury, a fish popular in east Asian cuisine *Northern pike, known as the pike in BritainPlacesIn Britain: *Clougha Pike, a hill … Wikipedia
Pike — Pike, n. [F. pique; perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. W. pig a prick, a point, beak, Arm. pik pick. But cf. also L. picus woodpecker (see {Pie} magpie), and E. spike. Cf. {Pick}, n. & v., {Peak}, {Pique}.] 1. (Mil.) A foot soldier s weapon,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pike perch — Pike Pike, n. [F. pique; perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. W. pig a prick, a point, beak, Arm. pik pick. But cf. also L. picus woodpecker (see {Pie} magpie), and E. spike. Cf. {Pick}, n. & v., {Peak}, {Pique}.] 1. (Mil.) A foot soldier s weapon,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pike pole — Pike Pike, n. [F. pique; perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. W. pig a prick, a point, beak, Arm. pik pick. But cf. also L. picus woodpecker (see {Pie} magpie), and E. spike. Cf. {Pick}, n. & v., {Peak}, {Pique}.] 1. (Mil.) A foot soldier s weapon,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pike whale — Pike Pike, n. [F. pique; perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. W. pig a prick, a point, beak, Arm. pik pick. But cf. also L. picus woodpecker (see {Pie} magpie), and E. spike. Cf. {Pick}, n. & v., {Peak}, {Pique}.] 1. (Mil.) A foot soldier s weapon,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blue walleye — Taxobox | name = Blue Walleye (Blue Pike) status = EX status system=iucn3.1 extinct = 1983 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Percidae genus = Sander species = S. vitreus subspecies = S. v.… … Wikipedia
