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Answer for the clue "Pike-like freshwater perches ", 7 letters:
walleye

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 One or a pair of sideways-looking misaligned eyes. 2 An unusually pale eye. 3 A species of gamefish, (taxlink Sander vitreus species noshow=1), native to the Northern U.S. and Canada with pale, reflective eyes.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
type of fish (pike-perch), 1876, American English, said to be so-called from the positioning of the eyes (see wall-eyed ).

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Walleye ( Sander vitreus , formerly Stizostedion vitreum ) is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States . It is a North American close relative of the European Zander , also known as the pikeperch. The walleye ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward [syn: divergent strabismus , exotropia ] pike-like freshwater perches [syn: walleyed pike , jack salmon , Stizostedion vitreum ]

Usage examples of walleye.

We need Strike, Bullpup, Walleye, Falcon, Sparrow, and Sidewinder missiles.

He was just glad for the time to bone u p on his knowledge of bait and lures for walleye.

For the first time he noticed all of Leo's certificates and commendations still tacked up on his ego wall, and Wally the Walleye preserved for all eternity on a walnut plaque above the file cabinets, cigar butt sticking out of his ugly fish mouth.

He wasn't merely observing or noting characters, as was his habit, but looking through them, past them, for one particular character, a Queer Duck dressed in black, with a walleye and an umbrella, a strange-gaited, long-haired, absent-minded professor sort of guy with funny shoes and a secret.

Then he picked up the day's catch of bass and walleyes and swayed on toward the icehouse.

He selected several choice walleyes, and turned the rest of the catch loose.

He'd been trying to get interested in the wedgehead jigs in the Bass Pro Shops catalog, since according to the fine print below the picture they were supposed to be dynamite for walleyes and both largemouth and smallmouth bass, none of which he'd ever had any luck with.