English Explanatory Dictionary

pikeminnow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of the cyprinid fish of the genus Ptychocheilus, which are voracious predators on small trout and salmon.

Word forms

pikeminnow pikeminnows

Etymology

From pike + minnow.

Synonyms

squawfish

Derived words

Colorado pikeminnow northern pikeminnow Sacramento pikeminnow Umpqua pikeminnow

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