muskellunge
English
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Etymology
From French masque allongé (“long mask”), a corruption of Ojibwe maashkinoozhe (“ugly pike”) or Algonquin maskinunga[1]. Not related to German Muskel (“muscle”), Lunge (“lung”).
Noun
muskellunge (plural muskellunges or muskellunge)
- A large freshwater gamefish of the pike family, native to the lakes and rivers of eastern and middle western North America; Esox masquinongy.
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Translations
Esox masquinongy
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