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| pike [ pīk ] (plural pikes or pike) |
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1. large sharp-toothed freshwater fish: a large predatory freshwater fish with a long body, long broad snout, and sharp teeth, popular as a game fish. Native to: northern waters. Latin name Esox lucius.
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2. fish resembling pike: a fish that resembles the pike or belongs to the same family, especially the muskellunge or the pickerel
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| [14th century. < Old English pic "long pointed object," origin ?; from its jaws] |
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