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Namaycush
Pronunciation : Nam"ay*cush
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Indian name.] (Zool.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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