siscowet

siscowet
/sis"keuh wet'/, n.
a variety of lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush siscowet, inhabiting the deeper waters of Lake Superior.
[1840-50, Amer.; shortening of Ojibwa pe·mite·wiskawe·t fish with oily flesh (deriv. of pimite·w- oil + -iskawe· (of fish) to have flesh (of the specified type), or deriv. of another word with the same final element)]

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  • siscowet — ˈsiskəˌwet noun ( s) Etymology: Canadian French ciscoette, from Ojibway pemitewiskawet fish with oily flesh : a large lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush siscowet) found in the deeper parts of Lake Superior and some of the other Great Lakes …   Useful english dictionary

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