Definition of pikeperch in English:
pikeperch
nounˈpʌɪkpəːtʃˈpaɪkˌpərtʃ
A predatory pike-like freshwater fish of the perch family, especially the zander.
Genus Stizostedion, family Percidae: five species, including the sauger and the walleye
Example sentencesExamples
- Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca L.) aquaculture in Finland mainly involves semi-intensive pond culture of one-summer-old juveniles for stocking purposes.
- Pärnu Bay is the most important fishing ground in Estonian coastal fisheries where until recently, pikeperch was, after the Baltic herring, the second most important commercial fish.
- Zander are often called pikeperch as they resemble the pike with their elongated body and head, and the perch with their spiny dorsal fin.
Definition of pikeperch in US English:
pikeperch
nounˈpīkˌpərCHˈpaɪkˌpərtʃ
A predatory pike-like freshwater fish of the perch family, especially the zander.
Genus Stizostedion, family Percidae: five species, including the sauger
Example sentencesExamples
- Pärnu Bay is the most important fishing ground in Estonian coastal fisheries where until recently, pikeperch was, after the Baltic herring, the second most important commercial fish.
- Zander are often called pikeperch as they resemble the pike with their elongated body and head, and the perch with their spiny dorsal fin.
- Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca L.) aquaculture in Finland mainly involves semi-intensive pond culture of one-summer-old juveniles for stocking purposes.