Meaning of MUSKELLUNGE
| Pronunciation: | | 'musku`lunj
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- [n] large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America
- [n] flesh of very large North American pike; a game fish
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| | Synonyms: | | Esox masquinongy |
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| | See Also: | | Esox masquinongy, muskellunge, muskellunge, pike, pike | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mus"kel*lunge\, n. [From the Amer. Indian name.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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}.]
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