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A large freshwater gamefish of the pike family, native to the lakes and rivers of eastern and middle western North America.
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Muskellunge — Conservation status Least Concern ( … Wikipedia
Muskellunge — (Esox masquinongy) Systematik Kohorte: Euteleosteomorpha Unterkohorte … Deutsch Wikipedia
muskellunge — ☆ muskellunge [mus′kēmus′kə lunj΄ ] n. pl. muskellunge [Ojibwa maaskinoozhe < maazh , similar to + ginoozhe, northern pike] a very large pike (Esox masquinongy) of the Great Lakes and upper Mississippi drainages, valued as a game and food fish … English World dictionary
Muskellunge — Mus kel*lunge, n. [From the Amer. Indian name.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
muskellunge — (n.) large North American pike, 1789, from Algonquian (Ojibwa) maashkinoozhe; the second element kinoozhe pike; the first either mac great, maazh similar to, or maazh ugly. Altered by French folk etymology as masque allongé long mask. Called… … Etymology dictionary
muskellunge — /mus keuh lunj /, n., pl. muskellunges, (esp. collectively) muskellunge. a large game fish, Esox masquinongy, of the pike family, found in the lakes and rivers of eastern and middle western North America. Also, maskalonge, maskinonge, muskallonge … Universalium
muskellunge — noun (plural muskellunge) Etymology: alteration of Canadian French maskinongé, from Ojibwa ma•skino•še• Date: 1777 a large North American pike (Esox masquinongy) that has dark markings, may weigh over 60 pounds (27 kilograms), and is a valuable… … New Collegiate Dictionary
muskellunge — amerikinė didžioji lydeka statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Esox masquinongy angl. maskinonge; muskellunge rus. щука маскинонг ryšiai: platesnis terminas – lydekos … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
Muskellunge — Muskel|lunge, Esox masquinọngy, größte Art der Hechte in Nordamerika (u. a. im Mississippigebiet), bis 2 m lang, bis 50 kg schwer; die Bestände sind gefährdet … Universal-Lexikon
muskellunge — mæskɪ lÉ‘ndÊ’ / lÉ’n n. large pike fish native to the Great Lakes of North America and surrounding rivers … English contemporary dictionary
