namaycush

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Nam′ay·cush noun

Origin: Indian name.

Zoology A large North American lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). It is usually spotted with red, and sometimes weighs over forty pounds. Called also Mackinaw trout, lake trout, lake salmon, salmon trout, togue, and tuladi.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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