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namaycush

[ nam-i-kuhsh, nam-ey- ]

noun

plural namaycushes, (especially collectively) namaycush.
  1. a lake trout.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of namaycush1

1735–45; < Cree Բ·Dz < Proto-Algonquian *Բ·ɱ
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Discovery of the little-known flame retardant Dechlorane 602 is the latest example of lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, serving as a glimpse into the future.

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The namaycush of Nepigon weigh from nine to twenty-five pounds.

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Another member of the same section of Salmonidae is the Great Lake char of North America, S. namaycush, one of the largest salmonids, said to attain a weight of 100 ℔ The body is very elongate and covered with extremely small scales.

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Among them are the Great Lake trout of America, Cristinomer namaycush, and the Danubian "salmon" or huchen, Salmo hucho.

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When taken from the clear, cold waters of Lake Huron or the Straits, and boiled as nearly alive as humanity will permit, Salmo Namaycush is nearly equal to the true salmon; but after two or three days in ice, "how stale, flat, and unprofitable!"

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