Definitions of pickerel
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any of several North American species of small pike
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types:
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Esox niger, chain pickerel, chain pike
common in quiet waters of eastern United States
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Esox americanus, barred pickerel, redfin pickerel
small but gamy pickerel of Atlantic coastal states
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type of:
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pike
any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere
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Esox niger, chain pickerel, chain pike
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flesh of young or small pike
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type of:
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pike
highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh
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pike
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