pikeperch

[pahyk-purch]

noun

plural

pikeperch ,

plural

pikeperches .

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

Example Sentences

The group devoured salads, grilled beef tenderloin and fried Swiss pikeperch washed down with wine and water.

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As the executives tucked into grilled beef tenderloin or fried Swiss pikeperch with purple carrot purée, Mr. Trump flattered them as “some of the greatest business leaders in the world” and invited them to talk about their businesses, much as he does at cabinet meetings back home.

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Over a dinner of tenderloin and fried Swiss pikeperch at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Mr. Trump chatted up the heads of global powerhouses such as Siemens, Nokia, Novartis and Nestle about the positive impacts of his corporate tax cuts and deregulation.

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Today, fishermen in Karateren - which is slowly growing in population - mostly catch bream, carp and pikeperch, the latter often exported.

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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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