MUSKELLUNGE

muskellunge, Esox masquinongy

(noun) large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America

muskellunge

(noun) flesh of very large North American pike; a game fish

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

muskellunge (plural muskellunges or muskellunge)

A large freshwater gamefish of the pike family, native to the lakes and rivers of eastern and middle western North America; Esox masquinongy.

Synonyms

• muskie, musky

Source: Wiktionary


Mus"kel*lunge, n. Etym: [From the Amer. Indian name.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A large American pike (Esox nobilitor) found in the Great Lakes, and other Northern lakes, and in the St. Lawrence River. It is valued as a food fish. [Written also maskallonge, maskinonge, muskallonge, muskellonge, and muskelunjeh.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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