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pickerel

name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈpɪk(ə)ɹəl/
  • CMU ARPABET: P IH1 K ER0 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 2

An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States.

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name

Meaning 3

An unincorporated community in Langlade County, Wisconsin.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A freshwater fish of the genus Esox.

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noun

Meaning 5

Walleye, A species of gamefish, Sander vitreus, native to the Northern U.S. and Canada with pale, reflective eyes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada

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noun

Meaning 6

A wading bird, the dunlin.

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noun

Meaning 7

any of several North American species of small pike

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: pike

Narrower terms: chain pickerel, chain pike, Esox niger, redfin pickerel, barred pickerel, Esox americanus

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noun

Meaning 8

flesh of young or small pike

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: pike

History

Etymology

Variant of Pickerill.

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

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abenaki: watagwa — fish
  • Bulgarian: млада щука (mlada štuka) — fish
  • German: Hecht — fish
  • Portuguese: lúcio — fish