muskie

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noun

muskellunge; a large freshwater gamefish of the pike family.

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Meanings

muskie1

nounmuskie (plural muskies)

plural muskies

  1. informalmuskellunge; a large freshwater gamefish of the pike family.

    As is the case with northerns, the female muskie, trailed by her attendant males, may broadcast eggs over several hundred yards.

    1993, Barry Reynolds, John Berryman, Pike on the Fly: The Flyfishing Guide to Northerns, Tigers, and Muskies

Muskie2

proper nounMuskie (plural Muskies)

plural Muskies

  1. A surname

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
muskellunge

Origin

From muskellunge + -ie.

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APA

muskie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muskie

MLA

“muskie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muskie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muskie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muskie.

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