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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHecht
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /hɛçt/
"Der Hecht ist ein Raubfisch im See."
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A large freshwater predatory fish with a long body and a pointed snout, native to northern temperate regions.
"The angler managed to catch a massive northern pike near the edge of the reed bed." - 2
A historical infantry weapon consisting of a long wooden shaft with a pointed steel head, widely used from the Middle Ages through the 17th century.
"The regiment formed a dense defensive wall using their long pikes against the cavalry charge."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English pike, originating as a shortening of pike-fish, named with reference to its pointed snout (from Old English pīc meaning point or spike). The term was historically applied to various slender freshwater predatory fish found across the Northern Hemisphere.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pike" is said worldwide
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brochet
Transliteration: /bʁɔ.ʃɛ/
"Le brochet est un poisson carnassier qui vit dans les rivières."
Hecht
Transliteration: /hɛçt/
"Der Hecht ist ein Raubfisch im See."
luccio
Transliteration: /ˈlut.tʃo/
"Il luccio è un predatore dei corsi d'acqua dolce."
lucio
Transliteration: /ˈlu.θjo/
"El lucio es un pez carnívoro muy ágil."
lúcio
Transliteration: /ˈlu.si.u/
"O lúcio é encontrado em lagos de água doce."
एक प्रकार की शिकारी मछली
Transliteration: ek prakaar ki shikaari machhli
Script: पike (शिकari मछली)
"पाइक एक बड़ी मांसाहारी मछली है।"
梭子鱼
Transliteration: /suō zi yú/
"湖里有很多凶猛的梭子鱼。"
강꼬치고기
Transliteration: gang-kko-chi-go-gi
"강꼬치고기는 민물에서 사는 포식성 물고기이다."
カワカマス
Transliteration: /kawakamasu/
"カワカマスは鋭い歯を持つ肉食魚です。"
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