oquassa

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noun

A type of blueback trout, Salvelinus oquassa, specifically those found in the Rangeley Lakes Region of Maine. Now considered to be the same species as the Sunapee trout.

OriginPenobscot ὰk2əsse →
First used fell out of use around 1920Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounoquassa (plural oquassas)

plural oquassas

  1. archaicA type of blueback trout, Salvelinus oquassa, specifically those found in the Rangeley Lakes Region of Maine. Now considered to be the same species as the Sunapee trout.First known use fell out of use around 1920

Origin

  1. Penobscotὰk2əsse
  2. Englishoquassa

Possibly from a Penobscot word such as Eastern Abenaki Penobscot ὰk2əsse.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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