walleyed pike
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈwɔːliˌaɪd paɪk/
- US
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lucio
- Many restaurants in Minnesota serve dishes featuring walleyed pike as a local delicacy.
Examples
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The walleyed pike is a popular fish among anglers.
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The walleyed pike is a popular catch among anglers in the Great Lakes region.
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Fishermen use special lures to attract walleyed pike during early spring.
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I caught a big walleyed pike last weekend.
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The fisherman proudly showed off the walleyed pike he caught during his trip to the lake.
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The chef prepared a delicious dish featuring walleyed pike with lemon and herbs.
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While fishing in the river, we hooked a large walleyed pike that fought hard before being reeled in.
Synonyms
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7.9
A large fresh water fish like a pike that people eat and catch for sport
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9.9
A type of walleye fish with bluish color that lived in the Great Lakes and is now extinct
A freshwater fish like a pike, commonly called walleye, found in North America
A walleye fish with blue colour that once lived in the Great Lakes and is now extinct
A blue freshwater fish that lived in the Great Lakes and no longer exists
A fish like a walleye that lives in the Great Lakes and has bluish scales
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
Small young salmon, often male Pacific salmon that return early to rivers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is compositionally built from 'walleyed' (having a distinctive eye condition/appearance) and 'pike' (a freshwater predatory fish), so the phrase straightforwardly denotes a pike with walleyed/silvery eyes. This adjective+noun species name follows a common compounding pattern that a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand.
Etymology
Walleyed pike comes from the fish's shiny, silvery eyes, which people called walleyed, and from its long body that looks like a pike. So, the name came to mean the 'freshwater fish' with bright eyes and a pike-like body.