Chautauqua muskellunge

noun

: a muskellunge of a variety (Esox masquinongy ohiensis) distinguished by dark crossbars and paucity of spots and found chiefly in the Ohio and St. Lawrence river drainages

Word History

Etymology

from Chautauqua Lake, New York

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