Dictionary

pickerel en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɪk(ə)ɹəl/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English pikerel; equivalent to pike + -rel.

Meanings

1. A freshwater fish of the genus Esox.
   • I see, that the Pickrell-fish, and the Swallowes live well by her lawes. 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 37, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
2. (Canada) Walleye, A species of gamefish, Sander vitreus, native to the Northern U.S. and Canada with pale, reflective eyes.
3. A wading bird, the dunlin.

Forms

Deriveds

redfin pickerel · American pickerel · grass pickerel · pickerel weed · chain pickerel · pickerelweed · pickerel frog

Relateds

pike

Translations (4)

abe watagwa (fish) · bg млада щука (fish) · pt lúcio (fish) · de Hecht (fish)