pickerel

noun

pick·er·el ˈpi-k(ə-)rəl

plural pickerel or pickerels

dialectal, chiefly British : a young or small pike

: either of two fishes resembling but smaller than the related northern pike:

(1)

: chain pickerel

(2)

: one (Esox americanus) of eastern North America having green or red fins and a black bar below and slanting away from the eye

: walleye sense 3

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Guys are kayaking and getting good catches of crappie, bass and pickerel along with the occasional lethargic snakehead. —

Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2024 A lot is going on and there is always abundant pickerel in the tidal flows and throw in the annual white perch and shad runs. —

Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2024 More Americans have access to pickerel, but a 25-incher would be a giant. —

Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 18 Apr. 2024 Enough northern pike and chain pickerel are still spawning with each other to keep those fish lines strong; currently the fish hybridization happens at the tail end of the pike spawning season and the very beginning of the pickerel’s mating. —

Ella Nilsen, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pickerel