blue pike

noun

1. an extinct variety of the walleye, Strizostedion vitreum glaucum, inhabiting the Great Lakes until around 1980.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blue pike¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

At her entrance into The Blue Pike pain and mental suffering had driven her to the verge of despair.

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But he, whose duty it was to look after the property of The Blue Pike, would spoil their pleasure in thieving.

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Dietel's blood boiled, for the property of The Blue Pike was as dear to him as his own.

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