different between pickerel vs muskie

English

Etymology

From Middle English pikerel; equivalent to pike +? -rel.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p?k(?)??l/

Noun

pickerel (plural pickerel or pickerels)

1. A freshwater fish of the genus Esox.
2. (Canada) Walleye, A species of gamefish, Sander vitreus, native to the Northern U.S. and Canada with pale, reflective eyes.
3. A wading bird, the dunlin.

Usage notes

• The plural ending in "s" refers especially to multiple varieties (e.g when speaking of multiple species), whereas the other is preferred when speaking of multiple fish of the same kind.

Derived terms

• American pickerel
• chain pickerel
• grass pickerel
• pickerel frog
• redfin pickerel

Translations

See also

• pike

Anagrams

• repickle

English

Etymology

muskellunge +? -ie

Noun

muskie (plural muskies)

1. (informal) muskellunge; a large freshwater gamefish of the pike family.
   • 1993, Barry Reynolds, John Berryman, Pike on the Fly: The Flyfishing Guide to Northerns, Tigers, and Muskies

     As is the case with northerns, the female muskie, trailed by her attendant males, may broadcast eggs over several hundred yards.