squawfish
noun
squaw·fish
ˈskwȯ-ˌfish 
plural squawfish or squawfishes
offensive
: pikeminnow
Note: The American Fisheries Society and the Committee on Names of Fishes officially renamed this fish the pikeminnow in 1998 due to the offensiveness of the historical name.
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Squawfish are attracted to light-colored lures in the day and darker ones at night.
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Mark Yuasa, The Seattle Times, 16 May 2017
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“Squawfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squawfish. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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