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pikeperch

American

[pahyk-purch] / ˈpaɪkˌpɜrtʃ /

noun

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

pikeperch British

/ ˈpaɪkˌpɜːtʃ /

noun

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

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Origin of pikeperch

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

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pikeperch

Open them, and you’re back in Finland, where the sleek wooden box on the table holds jagged malt crackers and curly white rice crackers, and the next course celebrates another local treasure: fresh pikeperch.

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