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muskellunge

mus·kel·lunge

UK/ˈmʌskəlʌnd͡ʒ/ uncommon

noun

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2.

large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America

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Origin

From French masque allongé (literally “long mask”), a corruption of Ojibwe maashkinoozhe (literally “ugly pike”) or Algonquin maskinunga. Not related to German Muskel (“muscle”) or Lunge (“lung”).

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