MUSKELLUNGES

Noun

muskellunges

plural of muskellunge

Source: Wiktionary


MUSKELLUNGE

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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