n. [ From the Amer. Indian name. ] (Zool.) A large American pike (Esox masquinongy formerly Esox nobilior) found in the Great Lakes, and other Northern lakes, and in the St. Lawrence River. It is valued as a food fish.
n. [ F. mousquet, It. moschetto, formerly, a kind of hawk; cf. OF. mousket, moschet, a kind of hawk falcon, F. mouchet, prop., a little fly (the hawk prob. being named from its size), fr. L. musca a fly. Cf. Mosquito. ]
n. [ F. mousquetaire; cf. It. moschettiere. ] A soldier armed with a musket. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Mosquito. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. mousqueton; cf. It. moschettone. ]
n. [ F. mousqueterie; cf. It. moschetteria. ]