muskellunge

Significado (Inglés)

A large freshwater gamefish of the pike family, native to the lakes and rivers of eastern and middle western North America; Esox masquinongy.

Sinónimos

Esox masquinongy

Traducciones

المسكلنج - سمكة كبيرة

Muskellunge

esox masquinongy

Esox masquinongo

Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈmʌskəlʌnd͡ʒ/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

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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