PICKEREL


Meaning of PICKEREL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpi-k(ə-)rəl ]

noun

( 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 North America having green or red fins and a black bar below and slanting away from the eye

2. : walleye 3

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.