/pik"euhr euhl, pik"reuhl/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) pickerel , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) pickerels .
1. any of several small species of pike, as Esox niger (chain pickerel) and E. americanus americanus (redfin pickerel) , of eastern North America.
2. the walleye or pikeperch, Stizostedion vitreum.
3. Brit. a young pike.
[ 1300-50; ME pickerel. See PIKE 1 , -EREL ]