n.
Pronunciation: ' pi-k( ə -)r ə l
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -el or -els
Etymology: Middle English pikerel, diminutive of pike
Date: 13th century
1 a dialect chiefly British : a young or small pike b : either of two fishes resembling but smaller than the related northern pike: (1) : CHAIN PICKEREL (2) : one ( Esox americanus ) of eastern No. America having green or red fins and a black bar below and slanting away from the eye
2 : WALLEYE 3