pickerel

A pickerel.

Meaning

Noun

  • A freshwater fish of the genus Esox.
  • Walleye, A species of gamefish, Sander vitreus (species), native to the Northern U.S. and Canada with pale, reflective eyes.
  • A wading bird, the dunlin.

Origin

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

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