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Pickerel

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Langlade County, Wisconsin.
Noun
  1. 1
    A freshwater fish of the genus Esox.

    "I see, that the Pickrell-fish, and the Swallowes live well by her lawes."

  2. 2
    any of several North American species of small pike wordnet
  3. 3
    Walleye, A species of gamefish, Sander vitreus, native to the Northern U.S. and Canada with pale, reflective eyes. Canada
  4. 4
    flesh of young or small pike wordnet
  5. 5
    A wading bird, the dunlin.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Variant of Pickerill.

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