blue pike

noun

: a grayish-blue walleye (Stizostedion vitreum glaucum) of the Great Lakes region now considered to be extinct

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Perhaps the best-known was the fabled blue pike (actually a distinct species of walleye) of Lake Erie. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2020 Fried blue pike, baked or fried cod, shrimp, mac and cheese, cabbage and noodles. cleveland, 6 Mar. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blue pike was in 1842

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“Blue pike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20pike. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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