powan

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noun

Coregonus clupeoides, a species of freshwater whitefish endemic to Loch Lomond in Scotland.

OriginScottish Gaelic pollan →
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Meanings

nounpowan (plural powans)

plural powans

  1. Coregonus clupeoides, a species of freshwater whitefish endemic to Loch Lomond in Scotland.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicpollan
  2. Englishpowan

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic pollan. Doublet of pollan.

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APA

powan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powan

MLA

“powan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “powan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powan.

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