'Esox masquinongy' definitions:
Definition of 'Esox masquinongy'
From: WordNet
noun
Large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America [syn: muskellunge, Esox masquinongy]
Definition of 'Esox masquinongy'
From: GCIDE
- Muskellunge \Mus"kel*lunge\, n. [From the Amer. Indian name.] (Zool.) A large American pike (Esox masquinongy formerly {Esox nobilior}) 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, maskalonge, maskinonge, muskallonge, muskellonge, and muskelunjeh.] [1913 Webster]