muskellunge

n. [ From the Amer. Indian name. ] (Zool.) 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. [ Written also maskallonge, maskalonge, maskinonge, muskallonge, muskellonge, and muskelunjeh. ] [ 1913 Webster ]