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pikeperch

American  
[pahyk-purch] / ˈpaɪkˌpɜrtʃ /

noun

plural

pikeperch,

plural

pikeperches

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

pikeperch British  
/ 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)

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Etymology

Origin of pikeperch

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

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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.

From Washington Post

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.

From Washington Post

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