northern pike

American  

noun

1. a pike, Esox lucius, of North American and Eurasian waters, valued as a game fish.

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Etymology

Origin of northern pike

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

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northern pike

I will not switch the topic to the NBA Lottery or the French Open or tell you about the northern pike my son caught this weekend at Lake Monona.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

Rising temperatures in a Southcentral Alaska river are driving a noticeable change in the behavior of invasive northern pike.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026

You’re more likely to snag a northern pike if redworm, leeches or minnow are on the end of your line.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2022

As a result, June suckers face an array of predator species, including white bass, walleye, largemouth bass, black crappie, black bullhead, northern pike and channel catfish.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 9, 2021

The northern pike are by many people called pickerel and sometimes when in water with pickerel are mistaken for muscallonge.

From New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis 1904 Report of the New York State Commission by DeLancey M. Ellis