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muskellunge

muskellunge

1 9.9
A large freshwater fish from North America that eats other fish and is liked by people who fish
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌskəˌlʌndʒ/
  • Specialized
: muskie
  • Esocids include pike, pickerel, and muskellunge hybrids.

Examples

  • You got a muskellunge?

  • I was teaching at a writer's conference, feeling, as you do at these things, that I was a minnow of some small knowledge pursued by voracious muskellunge hungry for the same.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Bill showed me photos of an astounding array of fish he has caught in rural ponds hereabouts, including large muskies (muskellunge), a species few of us ever dreamed would proliferate on their own in Ohio farm ponds.

    Blog text (12)
  • Anglers flock to the lake in hopes of catching a trophy muskellunge during the summer.

  • The guide pointed out a muskellunge lurking among the weeds, ready to strike at any moment.

  • Many fishing enthusiasts travel to North America specifically to target muskellunge for its size and challenge.

Synonyms

muskie
vsmuskellunge
  • US
2 8.1

A large freshwater fish from North America that eats other fish

is the specific term that also notes it is sometimes eaten
game fish
vsmuskellunge
  • Specialized
2 5.0

A fish that people catch for sport, not for food or money

is a particular predatory species valued both for sport and sometimes as food
Esox masquinongy
vsmuskellunge
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A large North American freshwater fish that eats other fish and people catch for sport

also includes occasional use as food besides being valued for sport

Surface Forms

muskellunge singular
muskellunges plural

Etymology

Muskellunge comes from an Ojibwe word maashkinoozhe that means 'great fish' or 'big pike'. So a muskellunge is literally named 'big fish', which fits this very large, powerful freshwater fish.