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Definition of Esox masquinongy
1. Noun. Large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Esox Masquinongy
Literary usage of Esox masquinongy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of the Pike by Onnie Warren Smith (1922)
"Great Lakes, upper St. Lawrence River, and tributary streams; also certain northern
lakes. Esox. masquinongy Chautauqua Lake ..."
2. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1908)
"... Lake Winnipeg, Little Saskatchewan, Winnipeg, Brandon, Westbourne (Thompson
1898); and Muskoka Lake (Meek 1899). 103. esox masquinongy (Mitchill). ..."
3. College zoology by Robert William Hegner (1918)
"The muskal- lunge, esox masquinongy, resembles the pike in form and habits.
It is found in the Great Lakes region and is a king among freshwater game-fishes ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... oí the great lake region (esox masquinongy) is the most important. It is a
very fine fish, excelling Esox lucius both in size and looks. ..."
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