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

Example Sentences

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

Now, there are more than 70 species including smallmouth bass, northern pike and muskellunge.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2022

Miss Lowell can find authentic inspiration equally in the lapidarian stanzas of Henri de Regnier and in the color effects produced by the flicking of the tail of the great northern pike.

From A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass by Lowell, Amy