name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   muskellunge; a large freshwater gamefish of the pike family. informal

   "As is the case with northerns, the female muskie, trailed by her attendant males, may broadcast eggs over several hundred yards."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname

Synonyms

All synonyms

muskellungemuskellunge

Example

More examples

"As is the case with northerns, the female muskie, trailed by her attendant males, may broadcast eggs over several hundred yards."

Etymology

From muskellunge + -ie.

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