muskellunge vs pike

muskellunge and pike both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
muskellunge	Yes	No	No	No
pike	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pike is a hypernym of muskellunge; that is, pike is a word with a broader meaning than muskellunge:

muskellunge: large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America
pike: any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere

As nouns, pike is a hypernym of muskellunge; that is, pike is a word with a broader meaning than muskellunge:

muskellunge (noun)	pike (noun)
large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America	any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere
flesh of very large North American pike; a game fish	medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet
	a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
	a sharp point (as on the end of a spear)
	highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh