name, noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

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.

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.

Synonyms

All synonyms

fishnorthern pikewalleye

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Variant of Pickerill.

Related phrases

American pickerelchain pickerelgrass pickerelpickerel frogpickerel weedredfin pickerel

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.