muskellunge
[ muhs-kuh-luhnj ]
/ ˈmʌs kəˌlʌndʒ /
noun, plural mus·kel·lung·es, (especially collectively) mus·kel·lunge.
a large game fish, Esox masquinongy, of the pike family, found in the lakes and rivers of eastern and middle western North America.
Words nearby muskellunge
muskallonge, muskeg, muskego, muskegon, muskegon heights, muskellunge, musket, musketeer, musketry, muskie, muskingum
Origin of muskellunge
1780–90, Americanism; earlier muskinunge, masquenongez (French spelling), etc., < Canadian French maskinongé < Ojibwa ma·skino·ŝe·, ma·ŝkino·ŝe· (equivalent to Proto-Algonquian *mya·ŝi similar to, kind of + *kenweŝye·wa northern pike)
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Once a twenty pound muskellunge had been caught, and bass were plentiful.
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British Dictionary definitions for muskellunge
muskellunge
maskalonge (ˈmæskəˌlɒndʒ) or maskanonge (ˈmæskəˌnɒndʒ)
/ (ˈmʌskəˌlʌndʒ) /
noun plural -lunges, -longes, -nonges, -lunge, -longe or -nonge
a large North American freshwater game fish, Esox masquinongy: family Esocidae (pikes, etc)Often (informal) shortened to: musky, muskie
Word Origin for muskellunge
C18: maskinunga, of Algonquian origin; compare Ojibwa mashkinonge big pike
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