pickerel
nounUK /ˈpɪk(ə)ɹəl/
Etymology From Middle English pikerel; equivalent to pike + -rel.
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.
- Derived terms
- American pickerel, chain pickerel, grass pickerel, pickerel frog, pickerelweed, pickerel weed, redfin pickerel
- Related terms
- pike