different between gamefish vs muskellunge

gamefish

English

Etymology

game +? fish

Noun

gamefish (plural gamefishes or gamefish)

  1. (fishing) Fish deemed suitable for the sport of angling, as opposed to those caught primarily for food.

Anagrams

  • megafish

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muskellunge

English

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

  • maskinonge, muskelunge, muscallonge, maskinonge, milliganong

Etymology

From French masque allongé (long mask), a corruption of Ojibwe maashkinoozhe (ugly pike) or Algonquin maskinunga. Not related to German Muskel (muscle), Lunge (lung).

Noun

muskellunge (plural muskellunges or muskellunge)

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

Synonyms

  • muskie, musky

Translations

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