doré

[< Cdn F (poisson) doré gilded fish]

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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dore, doree

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the pickerel, Stizostedion vitreum, of the Great Lakes system.

1775

There are also pickerel, called poissons dorés (gilt-fish), and sturgeon.

1793

The [Assiniboine] River is stocked with the following fish viz--Sturgeons . . . Breams, suckers or carpes, Pike, Doré. . . .

1859

. . . the fish . . . are very abundant in the rivers and lakes; sturgeon, white-fish, pike, doré and various other kinds are found in Lake Winnipeg.

1963

Also he'd like to have reported to him the taking of any dore which were tagged by him and his staff during the spawning run of this species.