noun
or mus·kal·lunge ˈməskəˌlənj ; or mas·ki·nonge ˈmaskəˌnänj ; also mus·kal·longe ˈməskəˌlänj ; or mas·ka·longe ˈmas-
( plural muskellunge or muskellunges or muskallunge or muskallunges or maskinonge or maskinonges )
Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Ojibwa & Cree maskinonge, mashkinonge muskellunge, probably literally, big fish
: a large No. American pike ( Esox masquinongy ) which may exceed six feet in length with a weight of 60 to 80 pounds and is highly prized as a game fish, the typical form occurring in the Great Lakes and being brownish green spotted with black — see chautauqua muskellunge