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pike vs northern pike

northern pike vs pike

pike and northern pike both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pike Yes No No No
northern pike Yes No No No
As nouns, northern pike is a hyponym of pike; that is, northern pike is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pike:
  • pike: any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere
  • northern pike: voracious piscivorous pike of waters of Northern Hemisphere
Other hyponyms of pike include Esox lucius, Esox masquinongy, muskellunge, pickerel.
pike (noun) northern pike (noun)
any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere voracious piscivorous pike of waters of Northern Hemisphere
medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
a sharp point (as on the end of a spear)
highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh
Difference between pike and northern pike

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