sauger
[ saw-ger ]
noun
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
Origin of sauger
1An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; origin uncertain
- Also called sand pike.
Words Nearby sauger
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How to use sauger in a sentence
We had but one opportunity of going on shore, and this was at some distance above sauger Island.
The Mission to Siam, and Hu the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2 | George Finlayson
British Dictionary definitions for sauger
sauger
/ (ˈsɔːɡə) /
noun
a small North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense, with a spotted dorsal fin: valued as a food and game fish
Origin of sauger
1C19: of unknown origin
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