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ouananiche definition

oua·na·niche (wä′nä nēs̸h′)

noun pl. ouananiche -·niche′

a small, landlocked salmon of SE Canada

Etymology: CdnFr < Montagnais *wana˙niš: cf. onán, ouananiche & -ish, dim. suffix

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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