/puyk"perrch'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) pikeperch , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) pikeperches .
any of several pikelike fishes of the perch family, esp. the walleye, Stizostedion vitreum.
[ 1835-45, Amer.; PIKE 1 + PERCH 2 ]