muskie

noun

mus·​kie ˈmə-skē How to pronounce muskie (audio)
variants or musky
plural muskies

Examples of muskie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Why: Forage like suckers, carp, and bluegills gravitate to the shallows following ice-out, and muskies know where to find their food. Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024 And although the team didn’t look at other fish for this study, Feiner believes other fish that spawn in the spring, like perch, muskie, pike and bass, are likely experiencing the same timing troubles. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024 In addition to smaller fish, muskies will pounce on waterfowl, rodents and frogs. Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024 Most Idaho muskies are sterile fish planted by Fish and Game to control panfish populations. Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024 His videos are fun, exciting and often filled with big bass, muskies and more. Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2024 The Jitterbug is effective for bass, northern pike, and even muskie. Mark Modoski, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024 Pure-strain muskies and tiger muskies (a hybrid cross between a pure-strain muskie and northern pike) have been introduced throughout the country as far south as New Mexico and in many water bodies in the West and southern Midwest. Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023 This also suggests that muskies have a slower metabolism than pike. Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of muskie was in 1894

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“Muskie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muskie. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

muskie

noun
mus·​kie
variants or musky
plural muskies
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