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单词 pickerel
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Definition of pickerel in English:

pickerel

nounPlural pickerels ˈpɪk(ə)r(ə)lˈpɪk(ə)rəl
  • 1A small North American pike.

    Genus Esox, family Esocidae: several species, including the redfin (or grass) pickerel (E. americanus)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Funny,’ I said, ‘I remember catching pickerel and perch, and at night listening to Uncle Joe's great ghost stories.’
    • Think of the superb species of fish that come from our coastal waters - salmon, cod, halibut, lobster and sole - added to the freshwater fish such as pickerel, shellfish and whitefish.
    • Other common fish inhabiting the pond were largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides, chain pickerel Esox niger, golden shiners Notemigonus crysoleucas, and fathead minnows Pimephales promelas.
    • They are E. americanus americanus, commonly known as the redfin pickerel, and E. americanus vermiculatus, known better as the grass pickerel.
    • The skate was wonderfully tender and moist, and the Manitoba pickerel was a real delight - it's very delicate, so pan-frying is the right method for cooking it.
    1. 1.1North American
      another term for wall eye (sense 2)
    2. 1.2 A young pike.

Origin

Middle English: diminutive of pike1.

 
 

Definition of pickerel in US English:

pickerel

nounˈpɪk(ə)rəlˈpik(ə)rəl
  • 1A small North American pike.

    Genus Esox, family Esocidae: several species, including the grass (or redfin) pickerel (E. americanus)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Other common fish inhabiting the pond were largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides, chain pickerel Esox niger, golden shiners Notemigonus crysoleucas, and fathead minnows Pimephales promelas.
    • Think of the superb species of fish that come from our coastal waters - salmon, cod, halibut, lobster and sole - added to the freshwater fish such as pickerel, shellfish and whitefish.
    • They are E. americanus americanus, commonly known as the redfin pickerel, and E. americanus vermiculatus, known better as the grass pickerel.
    • The skate was wonderfully tender and moist, and the Manitoba pickerel was a real delight - it's very delicate, so pan-frying is the right method for cooking it.
    • ‘Funny,’ I said, ‘I remember catching pickerel and perch, and at night listening to Uncle Joe's great ghost stories.’
    1. 1.1North American
      another term for walleye (sense 2)
    2. 1.2 A young pike.

Origin

Middle English: diminutive of pike.

 
 
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