Muskellunge n. (Written also maskallonge, maskalonge, maskinonge, muskallonge, muskellonge, and muskelunjeh) (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.
... arrived on Minnesota Day under the personal care of Mr. Fullerton and one of his wardens and of three Pennsylvanians, expert in such work. The fish were in splendid condition, and they included wall-eyed pike, pickerel, muskellunge, bass of all varieties, and great northern pike that experts said were larger than had ever before been sent anywhere for exhibition purposes. There were also rare specimens of trout, including the white trout that are a Minnesota specialty. ... — Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission • Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
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