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Muskellunge
Pronunciation : Mus"kel*lunge
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From the Amer. Indian name.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: 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.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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