Etymology

pickerel

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Today it means: A freshwater fish of the genus Esox. Full definition →

Middle English pikerel
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pickerel · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited frompikerel
  2. English todaypickerel

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

Pickerel · proper noun2

Variant of Pickerill.

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