pickerel
See also: Pickerel
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English pikerel; equivalent to pike + -rel.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pickerel (plural pickerel or pickerels)
- A freshwater fish of the genus Esox.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 37, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
- I see, that the Pickrell-fish, and the Swallowes live well by her lawes.
- (Canada) Walleye, A species of gamefish, Sander vitreus, native to the Northern U.S. and Canada with pale, reflective eyes.
- A wading bird, the dunlin.
Usage notes edit
- The plural ending in "s" refers especially to multiple varieties (e.g when speaking of multiple species), whereas the other is preferred when speaking of multiple fish of the same kind.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
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