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muskie

1 American  
[muhs-kee] / ˈmʌs ki /

noun

  1. muskellunge.

Muskie 2 American  
[muhs-kee] / ˈmʌs ki /

noun

  1. Edmund (Sixtus) 1914–96, U.S. politician: senator 1959–80; secretary of state 1980–81.

Muskie 1 British  
/ ˈmʌskɪ /

noun

  1. Edmund ( Sixtus ). 1914–96, US Democratic politician: Governor of Maine (1955–59): senator for Maine (1959–80): Secretary of State (1980–81)

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muskie 2 British  
/ ˈmʌskɪ /

noun

  1. an informal name for the muskellunge

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Etymology

Origin of muskie

First recorded in 1890–95; musk(ellunge) + -ie

Example Sentences

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An angler on the other side of the country in Minnesota recently broke a decades-old record after reeling in a large muskie.

From Fox News • Dec. 28, 2021

Burke Lake, Fairfax Station: Walleye and muskie are cool-water fish, and Burke is a warm-water lake, says John Odenkirk, a Northern Virginia district fisheries biologist.

From Washington Post • Feb. 6, 2018

Foster said the Linesville fish hatchery is one of the state’s largest warm water hatcheries, producing and stocking walleye, yellow perch, largemouth bass, channel catfish and muskie.

From Washington Times • Apr. 2, 2016

The new record tiger muskie record beat out the previous record set in 2001, and held by John Bays of Chehalis with a fish caught in Mayfield Lake in Lewis County.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2014

I had gear in the canoe for a week and I was trying to catch a muskie so I could let it go.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

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