muskie

English

Etymology

muskellunge +‎ -ie

Noun

muskie (plural muskies)

  1. (informal) muskellunge; a large freshwater gamefish of the pike family.
    • 1993, Barry Reynolds, ‎John Berryman, Pike on the Fly: The Flyfishing Guide to Northerns, Tigers, and Muskies
      As is the case with northerns, the female muskie, trailed by her attendant males, may broadcast eggs over several hundred yards.
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