pickerel

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UK/ˈpɪk(ə)ɹəl/

noun

A freshwater fish of the genus Esox.

OriginMiddle English pikerel →
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Meanings

pickerel1

nounpickerel (plural pickerel or pickerels)

plural pickerels

  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. CanadaWalleye, A species of gamefish, Sander vitreus, native to the Northern U.S. and Canada with pale, reflective eyes.
  3. A wading bird, the dunlin.

Pickerel2

proper nounPickerel (plural Pickerels)

plural Pickerels

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Langlade County, Wisconsin.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
northern pikewalleye

Origin

pickerel · noun

  1. Middle Englishpikerel
  2. Englishpickerel

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

More words from Middle English

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Pickerel · proper noun

Variant of Pickerill.

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Translations

Bulgarian млада щука
  • млада щука (mlada štuka)fish
German Hecht
  • Hechtfish
Portuguese lúcio
  • lúciofish

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

repickle
Cite this entry
APA

pickerel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pickerel

MLA

“pickerel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pickerel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pickerel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pickerel.

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