Muskellunge
/ˈmʌskəlʌnd͡ʒ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A large freshwater gamefish of the pike family, native to the lakes and rivers of eastern and middle western North America; Esox masquinongy.
- 2 large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America wordnet
- 3 flesh of very large North American pike; a game fish wordnet
Etymology
From French masque allongé (literally “long mask”), a corruption of Ojibwe maashkinoozhe (literally “ugly pike”) or Algonquin maskinunga. Not related to German Muskel (“muscle”) or Lunge (“lung”).