muskellunge Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun flesh of very large North American pike; a game fish
  2. noun large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America
    Esox masquinongy.

WordNet

Mus"kel*lunge noun
Etymology
From the Amer. Indian name.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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. Written also maskallonge, maskinonge, muskallonge, muskellonge, and muskelunjeh.

Webster 1913