muskie
(redirected from muskies)mus·kie
or mus·ky (mŭs′kē)n. pl. mus·kies
The muskellunge.
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muskie
(ˈmʌskɪ)n
(Animals) Canadian an informal name for the muskellunge
Muskie
(ˈmʌskɪ)n
(Biography) Edmund (Sixtus). 1914–96, US Democratic politician: Governor of Maine (1955–59): senator for Maine (1959–80): Secretary of State (1980–81)
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mus•kel•lunge
(ˈmʌs kəˌlʌndʒ)n., pl. -lung•es, (esp. collectively) -lunge.
a large pike, Esox masquinongy, of the Great Lakes and Mississippi drainage.
[1780–90, Amer.; < Canadian French maskinongé < Ojibwa ma·skino·še·, ma·škino·še·]
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