Siscowet Definition

sĭskə-wĕt
noun
A lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush subsp. siscowet) that has a large amount of body fat and is found only in Lake Superior.
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Other Word Forms of Siscowet

Noun

Singular:
siscowet
Plural:
siscowets

Origin of Siscowet

  • Short for Ojibwa pēmitēwiskawēt pimitēw- oil iskawē to have flesh of a specified type

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French ciscoette, from Ojibwe siscowet, sometimes said to mean "cooks itself".

    From Wiktionary

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SSISIS

Words Ending With

TETWET

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