01 n. A young or small pike.
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1.
A young or small pike.[Obs.]“Bet [better] is, quoth he, a pike than a pickerel.” — Chaucer.
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2.
Any one of several species of freshwater fishes of the genus Esox, esp. the smaller species.(Zool.)
Phrases & compounds
Pickerel weed —
a blue-flowered aquatic plant (Pontederia cordata) having large arrow-shaped leaves. So called because common in slow-moving waters where pickerel are often found.