Definition of "muskellunge" [mus•kel•lunge]

• A large food and game fish (Esox masquinongy), the largest member of the pike family, found in lakes and rivers of the northern United States and southern Canada. (noun)

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• "One thing I had a problem with was your calling your neighbor states muskellunge record a fake."
• "That has never been satisfactorily proven and NY State still lists the Lawton muskellunge as their state record."
• "How about the naturally occurring tiger-musky, half muskellunge and half northern pike?"