[pick.er.el] n, pl -el or -els [ME pikerel, dim. of pike] (13c) 1 a dial chiefly Brit: 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) having green or red fins and a black bar below and slanting away from the eye
2: walleye 3