northerns

Noun

northern (plural northerns)

1. An inhabitant of the northern regions; a northerner.
2. The northern pike.
   • As is the case with northerns, the female muskie, trailed by her attendant males, may broadcast eggs over several hundred yards.1993, Barry Reynolds, John Berryman, Pike on the Fly: The Flyfishing Guide to Northerns, Tigers, and Muskies
3. A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the north of North America, primarily in western Canada but also in Alaska, often with a Mountie as the protagonist.

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