northern pike

English

Northern pike

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔːðən paɪk/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔɹðɚn paɪk/

Noun

northern pike (plural northern pikes)

A species of pike, Esox lucius.

Synonyms

(Esox lucius): American pike (US), common pike (US), Great Lakes pike (US), great northern pike (Canada), great northern pickerel (US and Canada), jack (US and Canada), jackfish (US and Canada), lucy (archaic), pickerel (US and Canada), pike (Canada and UK), (slang, humorous) slough shark (Canada), snake pickerel, snake (US); water wolf, wolf (US)

Translations

Esox lucius

Basque: lutxo
Catalan: luci (ca) m
Chukchi: юуткуннээн (juutkunnėėn)
Estonian: haug (et)
Finnish: hauki (fi)
German: Europäischer Hecht
Mazanderani: چکا (čekâ)
Romanian: știucă (ro) f
Russian: щу́ка (ru) f (ščúka)
Spanish: lucio (es)
Swedish: gädda (sv) c
Welsh: penhwyad (cy) m

Further reading

northern pike on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Esox lucius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Esox lucius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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