pikeperch

  • 41wall eye — noun 1》 an eye squinting outwards. 2》 an eye with a streaked or opaque white iris. 3》 (walleye) a North American pikeperch with large, opaque silvery eyes. [Stizostedion vitreum.] Derivatives wall eyed adjective Origin C16: back form. from… …

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  • 42pickerel — pick•er•el [[t]ˈpɪk ər əl, ˈpɪk rəl[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) el, (esp. for kinds or species) els. 1) ich any of several small pikes of the genus Esox[/ex] 2) ich the walleye, blue pike, or pikeperch 3) ich Brit. a young pike • Etymology:… …

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  • 43pike — I [[t]paɪk[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively)pike, (esp. for kinds or species)pikes. 1) ich any of several large, slender, voracious freshwater fishes of the genus Esox, having a long, flat snout 2) ich any of various superficially similar fishes,… …

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  • 44sauger — sau•ger [[t]ˈsɔ gər[/t]] n. ich a freshwater, North American pikeperch Stizostedion canadense[/ex] • Etymology: 1880–85, amer.; orig. uncert …

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  • 45zander — zan•der [[t]ˈzæn dər[/t]] n. pl. ders, (esp. collectively) der. ich a freshwater pikeperch, Stizostedion (Lucioperca) lucioperca, of central Europe • Etymology: 1850–55; < G < LG sander, sandart, of uncert. orig …

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  • 46sauger — ☆ sauger [sô′gər ] n. [< ?] a small American pikeperch (Stizostedion canadense) valued as a game or food fish …

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  • 47zander — [zan′dər] n. pl. zander, zanders a greenish pikeperch (Stizostedion lucioperca) of the Old World, often introduced into new areas as a food and game fish …

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  • 48blue pickerel — noun variety inhabiting the Great Lakes • Syn: ↑blue pike, ↑blue pikeperch, ↑blue walleye, ↑Strizostedion vitreum glaucum • Hypernyms: ↑walleye, ↑walleyed pike, ↑jack salmon, ↑ …

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  • 49blue walleye — noun variety inhabiting the Great Lakes • Syn: ↑blue pike, ↑blue pickerel, ↑blue pikeperch, ↑Strizostedion vitreum glaucum • Hypernyms: ↑walleye, ↑walleyed pike, ↑jack salmon, ↑ …

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  • 50jack salmon — noun pike like freshwater perches • Syn: ↑walleye, ↑walleyed pike, ↑dory, ↑Stizostedion vitreum • Hypernyms: ↑pike perch, ↑pike perch • Hyponyms: ↑ …

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