northern pike

noun

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The waters of Lake Logan State Park and Lake Hope State Park teem with bass, bluegill, catfish, northern pike, saugeye, and crappie. Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 24 Feb. 2025 Biggest northern pike: 55 pounds, 1 ounce, caught in Germany in 1986. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025 Certified weight records will be available for black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, flathead catfish, lake trout, northern pike, smallmouth bass, walleye and yellow perch. Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 People visit Voyageurs to canoe and fish the lakes for walleye and northern pike. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for northern pike

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of northern pike was in 1856

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“Northern pike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northern%20pike. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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