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noun
A large freshwater gamefish of the pike family, native to the lakes and rivers of eastern and middle western North America; Esox masquinongy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: muskie, musky
Antonyms: none provided
noun
large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Esox masquinongy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pike
noun
flesh of very large North American pike; a game fish
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pike
History
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”).
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
