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oquassa

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[oh-kwas-uh, oh-kwah-suh] / oʊˈkwæs ə, oʊˈkwɑ sə /

noun

a small, dark-blue brook trout, Salvelinus oquassa, of Maine.

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Etymology

Origin of oquassa

1880–85; < Eastern Abenaki ὰk2əsse

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