"muskie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: muskies [plural]
Etymology: From muskellunge + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|muskellunge|ie}} muskellunge + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} muskie (plural muskies)
  1. (informal) muskellunge; a large freshwater gamefish of the pike family. Tags: informal Categories (lifeform): Pikes (fish)

Inflected forms

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