pikeperch

[ pahyk-purch ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) pike·perch, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) pike·perch·es.

1. any of several pikelike fishes of the perch family, especially the walleye, Stizostedion vitreum.

pikeperch

/ ˈpaɪkˌpɜːtʃ /

noun

1. any of various pikelike freshwater teleost fishes of the genera Stizostedion (or Lucioperca ), such as S. lucioperca of Europe: family Percidae (perches)

Word History and Origins

Origin of pikeperch¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; pike ¹ + perch ²