Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A percoid fish of the genus Stizostedion (or Lucioperca), of elongate form, with a subconical head, and sharp canines mixed with the villiform teeth of the jaws and palate.

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  • noun Any of the 5 species of fish in the genus Sander of the family Percidae (perches and darters).

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  • noun any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family

Etymologies

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pike +‎ perch

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Examples

  • Tomato-based and broth-like, it came with Finnish pike-perch, green olives, mushrooms, and something of a revelation to this cook sliced gherkins – the sassiest addition I have ever had to a fish soup.

    Nigel Slater's salmon and dill soup, and tomato fish broth recipes Nigel Slater 2010

  • The version I ate in Helsinki was made with what they call pike-perch, but any sustainable white-fleshed fish that holds together well can be used.

    Nigel Slater's salmon and dill soup, and tomato fish broth recipes Nigel Slater 2010

  • Sautéed pike-perch was moist and tender, but the lamb shank was tough.

    Novy Cuisine: This Is Not 2008

  • Sautéed pike-perch was moist and tender, but the lamb shank was tough.

    Moscow Goes Molecular 2008

  • Then came a tank of young sturgeon; and, in a general assembly next door, were a few wall-eyed pike; this is really a pike-perch, differing in the markings, however, from the zander of Central Europe.

    Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler William Senior

  • Allied to the perches is the pike-perch, of which two species are of some importance to the angler, one the wall-eye of eastern

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various

  • Sitting in the back room (slightly preferable in my view), Reg and I shared six Maldon oysters (£1.50 each), salami Il Grifo from Emilia Romagna, spatchcocked quail with a wonderful nubbly romesco sauce, silky red mullet with chanterelles, boudin of zander (pike-perch river fish) with shellfish sauce, a slice of Saint Nectaire cheese from the Auvergne, and Floating

    Evening Standard - Home 2011

  • Moscow: Standing next to a hole in the ice, Igor showed off his morning's catch - a small pike-perch.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • U. S.-made tomato basil soup and chicken fajitas to Russian pork goulash and jellied pike-perch quenelles.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010

  • Fish also featured in the main courses in the breadcrumb-covered form of a Lake Ladoga pike-perch rissole with mashed potatoes (360 rubles / $14).

    The St. Petersburg Times 2008

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