ouananiche

/ ˌwɑːnəˈniːʃ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ouananiche¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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By far the best chapters are those treating of the ouananiche and its capture, as the author writes from ample experience.

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

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Then Richards brought forward his ouananiche, and it produced the desired effect.

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It proved to be an ouananiche that measured twenty-seven and one-half inches in length by eleven and one-quarter inches in girth.

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