blue pikeperch
- noun
- Specialized
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perca azul
- The blue pikeperch was once abundant in the Great Lakes but is now considered extinct.
Examples
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The distinctive coloration of the blue pikeperch made it easily recognizable among other lake fish.
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Fishermen used to rely on the blue pikeperch as a staple catch during the 20th century.
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The blue pikeperch is known for its distinctive color.
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Many fishermen target the blue pikeperch during the summer.
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Fishermen used to rely on the blue pikeperch as a staple catch during the 20th century.
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The blue pikeperch was once abundant in the Great Lakes but is now considered extinct.
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The distinctive coloration of the blue pikeperch made it easily recognizable among other lake fish.
Synonyms
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9.9
A type of walleye fish with bluish color that lived in the Great Lakes and is now extinct
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8.1
A freshwater fish like a pike with shiny silvery eyes found in North American lakes
A walleye fish with blue colour that once lived in the Great Lakes and is now extinct
A fish like a walleye that lives in the Great Lakes and has bluish scales
A kind of walleye, a freshwater fish, that lives in the Great Lakes in North America
A freshwater fish with a long body that looks like a pike and is a perch
A large freshwater fish with a long body and sharp teeth that eats other fish
Surface Forms
Morphology
blue + pikeperch
This is a straightforward adjective + noun combination: 'blue' describes the color of the species 'pikeperch', so the meaning 'a pikeperch with bluish coloration' is directly derivable from the constituents. Color + noun constructions are cross-linguistically common and follow standard compositional patterns, making this immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Blue pikeperch comes from the fish's blue color and the fact that it looks like a mix of a pike and a perch. Fishermen used that simple picture, a 'blue' fish with a pike-like body, to name it, so today the name refers to that specific pikeperch from the Great Lakes.