blue pike


noun
  1. an extinct variety of the walleye, Strizostedion vitreum glaucum, inhabiting the Great Lakes until around 1980.

Origin of blue pike

1
First recorded in 1835–45
  • Also called blue pickerel, blue pikeperch, blue walleye.

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How to use blue pike in a sentence

  • At her entrance into The blue pike pain and mental suffering had driven her to the verge of despair.

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  • But he, whose duty it was to look after the property of The blue pike, would spoil their pleasure in thieving.

    Complete Short Works | Georg Ebers
  • Dietel's blood boiled, for the property of The blue pike was as dear to him as his own.

    Complete Short Works | Georg Ebers