pickerel
English
Etymology
From Middle English pikerel; equivalent to pike + -rel.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɪk(ə)ɹəl/
Noun
pickerel (plural pickerel or pickerels)
A pickerel.
- A freshwater fish of the genus Esox.
- 1603, John Florio, transl.; Michel de Montaigne, The Essayes, […], printed at London: […] Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821:, II.37:
- I see, that the Pickrell-fish, and the Swallowes live well by her lawes.
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- (Canada) Walleye, A species of gamefish, Sander vitreus, native to the Northern U.S. and Canada with pale, reflective eyes.
Usage notes
- 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.
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