ouananiche

/ (ˌwɑːnəˈniːʃ) /


noun
  1. a landlocked variety of the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, found in lakes in SE Canada

Origin of ouananiche

1
from Canadian French, from Montagnais wananish, diminutive of wanans salmon

Words Nearby ouananiche

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How to use ouananiche in a sentence

  • The ouananiche are much longer in proportion to their weight than trout, and a novice almost always overestimates them.

    Little Rivers | Henry van Dyke
  • By far the best chapters are those treating of the ouananiche and its capture, as the author writes from ample experience.

  • After half an hour the ouananiche begins to grow tired and can be reeled in near to the boat.

    Days Off | Henry Van Dyke
  • Then Richards brought forward his ouananiche, and it produced the desired effect.

    The Long Labrador Trail | Dillon Wallace
  • It proved to be an ouananiche that measured twenty-seven and one-half inches in length by eleven and one-quarter inches in girth.

    The Long Labrador Trail | Dillon Wallace