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muskie

muskie noun: muskellunge; a large freshwater gamefish of the pike family.

Noun

muskie (plural muskies)

  1. (informal) muskellunge; a large freshwater gamefish of the pike family.
    • As is the case with northerns, the female muskie, trailed by her attendant males, may broadcast eggs over several hundred yards.1993, Barry Reynolds, John Berryman, Pike on the Fly: The Flyfishing Guide to Northerns, Tigers, and Muskies

Proper noun capitalized: Muskie

Muskie (plural Muskies)

  1. A surname

Forms of muskie

Noun
pluralmuskies
Proper noun
pluralMuskies

Origin of muskie

From muskellunge + -ie.

Questions about muskie

What does muskie mean?
Muskie means muskellunge; a large freshwater gamefish of the pike family.
What part of speech is muskie?
Muskie can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of muskie?
The plural of muskie is muskies.

Words near muskie in the dictionary

  1. Muskhogean
  2. Muskhogeans
  3. Muskhogee
  4. Muskhogees
  5. Muskian
  6. muskie
  7. muskier
  8. muskies
  9. muskiest
  10. Muskification
  11. muskily

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