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northern pike

north·ern pike
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nawr-th ern pahyk]
    • /ˈnɔr ðərn paɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nawr-th ern pahyk]
    • /ˈnɔr ðərn paɪk/

Definitions of northern pike words

  • noun northern pike a pike, Esox lucius, of North American and Eurasian waters, valued as a game fish. 1
  • noun northern pike variety of fish 1

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Origin of northern pike

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Northern pike

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

northern pike popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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