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inconnu
[ in-kuh-noo, -nyoo, ing-; French an-kaw-ny ]
/ ˌɪn kəˈnu, -ˈnyu, ˌɪŋ-; French ɛ̃ kɔˈnü /
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noun, plural in·con·nus [in-kuh-nooz, -nyooz, ing-; French an-kaw-ny], /ˌɪn kəˈnuz, -ˈnyuz, ˌɪŋ-; French ɛ̃ kɔˈnü/, (especially collectively for 2) in·con·nu.
a person who is unknown; stranger.
Also called sheefish. a game fish, Stenodus leucichthys, of fresh or brackish northern waters.
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inconnu
/ (ˈɪnkənuː) /
noun
a North American freshwater food and game fish, Stenodus leucichthys, related to the salmon
Word Origin for inconnu
C19: from French, literally: unknown
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