ouananiche

British  

/ ˌwɑːnəˈniːʃ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of ouananiche

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Long Labrador Trail by Wallace, Dillon

Then we’ll spring the ouananiche on ’cm and they’ll faint. 

From The Long Labrador Trail by Wallace, Dillon

Richards, however, still held the record as to big fish, both trout and ouananiche, and the others vowed they would take it from him if they had to fish nights to do it.

From The Long Labrador Trail by Wallace, Dillon

"There we will rest our sleepy heads, And happy hearts, on balsam beds; And every day go forth to fish In foamy streams for ouananiche."

From Little Rivers; a book of essays in profitable idleness by Van Dyke, Henry

If taken in salt water, there will only be the variation of coloring. ... ouananiche ... and sea trout ... with the exception of salmon ... afford the greatest sport that the Angler can find....

From The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle by Bradford, Charles Barker