northern pike

noun

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The nets aren’t designed to catch northern pike in any numbers, Skoog said, so the DNR relies on spring trap-netting surveys to estimate pike abundance. Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 14 Dec. 2024 His quarry: Big northern pike – and the occasional bonus muskie. Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2024 Lake Michigan Tank: In this 80,000-gallon freshwater tank, visitors will see animals native to the Great Lakes, such as shovelnose sturgeon, northern pike, gar and carp. Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2024 Only big enough to fit a few people, Verdugo and the rest of his family would rotate in and out of the shanty during fishing trips for walleye, northern pike, perch and bass. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for northern pike 

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

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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 30 Dec. 2024.

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