chain pickerel

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chain pickerel

n.
A freshwater game fish (Esox niger) of eastern North America, having a long snout and a greenish body with chainlike markings.
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Noun1.chain pickerel - common in quiet waters of eastern United Stateschain pickerel - common in quiet waters of eastern United States
chain pike, Esox niger
pickerel - any of several North American species of small pike
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