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pickerel

noun

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpɪk(ə)ɹəl/

name

Etymology: Variant of Pickerill.

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

noun

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.

  2. 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.