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muskellunge
[ muhs-kuh-luhnj ]
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 the eastern and central United States and and in Canada from Quebec to Manitoba.
muskellunge
/ ˈmæskəˌnɒndʒ; ˈmæskəˌlɒndʒ; ˈmʌskəˌlʌndʒ /
noun
- a large North American freshwater game fish, Esox masquinongy: family Esocidae (pikes, etc) Often (informal) shortened tomuskymuskie
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Word History and Origins
Origin of muskellunge1
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; earlier muskinunge, masquenongez ( French spelling), etc., from Canadian French maskinongé from Ojibwe ma·skino·ŝe·, ma·ŝkino·ŝe· (equivalent to unattested Proto-Algonquian mya·ŝi “similar to, kind of” + *kenweŝye·wa “northern pike”)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of muskellunge1
C18: maskinunga, of Algonquian origin; compare Ojibwa mashkinonge big pike
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Example Sentences
In an hour Ethan returned to the shore with a large muskellunge and half a dozen large lake trout.
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Once a twenty pound muskellunge had been caught, and bass were plentiful.
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