pikelike
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pikelike — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: pike (IV) + like : resembling a pike … Useful english dictionary
ostariophysan — ▪ fish Introduction any of about8,000 species of bony fishes (bony fish) belonging to a group that includes the majority of freshwater fishes throughout the world. Familiar representatives of this group are the minnows (minnow), suckers (sucker) … Universalium
perciform — ▪ fish order Introduction any member of the order Perciformes, a group of bony fishes with more than 6,000 species placed in about 150 families. The order is the largest group of fishes in the world today. Perciform fishes occur in… … Universalium
salmoniform — ▪ fish Introduction any member of the order Salmoniformes, a diverse and complex group of fishes. The order consists of about 1,000 species in the freshwaters and in the oceans of the world. Included are the familiar trout, salmon, and pike … Universalium
Barracouta — Barracuda Bar ra*cu da, Barracouta Bar ra*cou ta,, n. [Native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any of several voracious pikelike marine fishes allied to the gray mullets, constituting the genus {Sphyr[ae]na} and family {Sphyr[ae]nid[ae]}. The great barracuda… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barracuda — Bar ra*cu da, Barracouta Bar ra*cou ta,, n. [Native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any of several voracious pikelike marine fishes allied to the gray mullets, constituting the genus {Sphyr[ae]na} and family {Sphyr[ae]nid[ae]}. The great barracuda… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Centropomus undecimalis — Robalo Rob a*lo, n. [Sp. r[ o]balo.] Any of several pikelike marine fishes of the West Indies and tropical America constituting the family {Oxylabracid[ae]}, esp. the largest species ({Oxylabrax undecimalis}, syn. {Centropomus undecimalis}), a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oxylabrax undecimalis — Robalo Rob a*lo, n. [Sp. r[ o]balo.] Any of several pikelike marine fishes of the West Indies and tropical America constituting the family {Oxylabracid[ae]}, esp. the largest species ({Oxylabrax undecimalis}, syn. {Centropomus undecimalis}), a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Robalo — Rob a*lo, n. [Sp. r[ o]balo.] Any of several pikelike marine fishes of the West Indies and tropical America constituting the family {Oxylabracid[ae]}, esp. the largest species ({Oxylabrax undecimalis}, syn. {Centropomus undecimalis}), a valuable… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snook — Robalo Rob a*lo, n. [Sp. r[ o]balo.] Any of several pikelike marine fishes of the West Indies and tropical America constituting the family {Oxylabracid[ae]}, esp. the largest species ({Oxylabrax undecimalis}, syn. {Centropomus undecimalis}), a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
