eastern pickerel
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Pickerel Frog — Taxobox name = Pickerel Frog status = LC status system = IUCN3.1 trend = stable image width = 200px image caption = Pickerel frog in the White Mountains (New Hampshire) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Amphibia ordo = Anura familia … Wikipedia
pickerel — /pik euhr euhl, pik reuhl/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) pickerel, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) pickerels. 1. any of several small species of pike, as Esox niger (chain pickerel) and E. americanus americanus (redfin pickerel),… … Universalium
pickerel frog — a meadow frog, Rana palustris, common in eastern North America, similar to the leopard frog but with squarish dark spots on the back. [1830 40, Amer.] * * * ▪ amphibian (Rana palustris), dark spotted frog (family Ranidae), found in eastern… … Universalium
pickerel — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
pickerel frog — noun a meadow frog of eastern North America • Syn: ↑Rana palustris • Hypernyms: ↑true frog, ↑ranid • Member Holonyms: ↑Rana, ↑genus Rana … Useful english dictionary
Chain pickerel — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
chain pickerel — noun common in quiet waters of eastern United States • Syn: ↑chain pike, ↑Esox niger • Hypernyms: ↑pickerel * * * noun also chain pike : a large greenish black pickerel ( … Useful english dictionary
USS Pickerel (SS-177) — USS Pickerel (SS 177), a Porpoise class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pickerel, a young or small pike. Her keel was laid on 25 March 1935 by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut. She was… … Wikipedia
American pickerel — Taxobox name = Redfin and grass pickerels I status = secure image width = 250px image caption = Redfin pickerel ( E. americanus americanus ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Esociformes familia = Esocidae genus … Wikipedia
chain pickerel — noun Etymology: from the markings resembling chains on the sides Date: 1887 a large greenish black pickerel (Esox niger) with dark markings along the sides that is common in quiet waters of eastern North America … New Collegiate Dictionary
