muskie

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muskie^¹

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From muskellunge + -ie.

noun muskies

informal muskellunge; a large freshwater gamefish of the pike family. As is the case with northerns, the female muskie, trailed by her attendant males, may broadcast eggs over several hundred yards.

Muskie^²

proper noun Muskies

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@misc{muskie_2026,
  title = {muskie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/muskie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}