- muskellunge
- "large N.Amer. pike," 1789, from Algonquian (Ojibwa) maashkinoozhe; the second element kinoozhe "pike;" the first either mac "great," maazh- "similar to," or maazh- "ugly." Altered by Fr. folk etymology as masque allongé "long mask." Called muskie for short (1894).
- musky (n.)
- late 19c., short for muskrat or muskellunge. Also muskie.