Muskellunge - meaning and definition. What is Muskellunge
Diclib.com
ChatGPT AI Dictionary
Enter a word or phrase in any language 👆
Language:

Translation and analysis of words by ChatGPT artificial intelligence

On this page you can get a detailed analysis of a word or phrase, produced by the best artificial intelligence technology to date:

  • how the word is used
  • frequency of use
  • it is used more often in oral or written speech
  • word translation options
  • usage examples (several phrases with translation)
  • etymology

What (who) is Muskellunge - definition

SPECIES OF FISH
Lake pike; Esox masquinongy; Musky; Muscallonge; Muskelunge; Muskalunge; Muscellunge; Masquinongy; Muskie; Clear Muskellunge; Clear Muskie; Great Lakes Muskellunge; Milliganong; Masquinongé; Maashkinoozhe; Maskinunga
  • A spotted muskellunge caught in [[Lake St. Clair]] during winter.
  • Illustration of a Muskellunge

muskellunge         
['m?sk??l?n(d)?]
¦ noun a large pike that occurs only in the Great Lakes region of North America. [Esox masquinongy.]
Origin
C18: based on Ojibwa, 'great fish'.
Muskellunge         
·noun 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.
Muscallonge         
·noun ·see Muskellunge.

Wikipedia

Muskellunge

The muskellunge (Esox masquinongy), often shortened to muskie, musky or lunge, is a species of large freshwater predatory fish native to North America. It is the largest member of the pike family, Esocidae.

Examples of use of Muskellunge
1. And weeks earlier, muskellunge in the Clear Fork Reservoir north of Columbus, Ohio, tested positive for the virus.