Meanings
plural muskellunges · alternative maskinonge · alternative muskelunge · alternative muscallonge · alternative milliganong
- A large freshwater gamefish of the pike family, native to the lakes and rivers of eastern and middle western North America; Esox masquinongy.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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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Origin
- Algonquinmaskinunga
- Ojibwemaashkinoozhe
- Frenchmasque allongé
- Englishmuskellunge
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”).
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Finnish jättihauki
- jättihaukiEsox masquinongy
French maskinongé
- maskinongéEsox masquinongy
German Muskellunge
- MuskellungeEsox masquinongy
Russian щу́ка-маскино́нг
- щу́ка-маскино́нг (ščúka-maskinóng)Esox masquinongy
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muskellunge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muskellunge
“muskellunge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muskellunge. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muskellunge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muskellunge.
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