Kype vs. Kyke — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Kype and Kyke
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Definitions
Kype
A kype is a hook-like secondary sex characteristic which develops at the distal tip of the lower jaw in some male salmonids prior to the spawning season. The structure usually develops in the weeks prior to, and during, migration to the spawning grounds.
Kyke
(obsolete) To look steadfastly; to gaze.
Kype
The hook that develops in the lower jaw of an adult male of most salmonid species when it is ready to spawn.
Kyke
To look steadfastly; to gaze.
This Nicholas sat ever gaping upright,As he had kyked on the newe moon.
