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zan⋅der

[zan-der]
–noun, plural -ders, (especially collectively) -der.
a freshwater pikeperch, Stizostedion (Lucioperca) lucioperca, of central Europe, valued as a food fish.

Origin:
1850–55; < G < LG Sander, Sandart, Zanat, Sanat, of uncert. orig. (Pol sandacz prob. < LG)
zan·der   (zān'dər)   
n.   pl. zander or zan·ders
A common European pikeperch (Stizostedion lucioperca) valued as a food fish.

[German, from Low German Sander, from Middle Low German sandāt, perhaps of Slavic origin.]

Zander

Zan"der\, n. [Cf. D. zand sand.] (Zo["o]l.) A European pike perch (Stizostedion lucioperca) allied to the wall-eye; -- called also sandari, sander, sannat, schill, and zant.
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