DCHP-2

muskellunge [Algonk.: Ojibwa ; cf. maskinonge] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• n.

  a large species of pike, Esox masquinongy, weighing up to 80 pounds, found principally in the Great Lakes system. Many spellings.

  See also: maskinonge  

  • Spellings vary greatly in early writings. See 1963 quote at maskinonge.