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Namaycush

Nam′ay-cush

,
Noun.
[Indian name.]
(Zool.)
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
.

Definition 2024


namaycush

namaycush

English

Noun

namaycush (plural namaycush)

  1. (Canada, US) The togue: a large North American lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, usually spotted with red.

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References

  • namaycush in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913