northern pike

noun

: pike entry 3 sense 1a

Examples of northern pike in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 2,444-acre reservoir is home to trophy-sized cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout, as well as northern pike. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026

The two other passengers were working on a project to keep the local Chinook and coho salmon, which are essential to the area’s commercial-fishing industry, from being decimated by the northern pike, an invasive species that preys on the salmon. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Others include brown trout, chiselmouth, northern pike and Arctic grayling. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026

Earlier this month at Centerville Lake in Anoka County, hundreds of northern pike, bluegill and largemouth bass were found dead in the water. — Jason Rantala, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for northern pike

• businesslike
• ladylike
• motorbike
• workmanlike
• alike
• belike
• birdlike
• catlike
• childlike
• christlike
• deathlike
• dislike