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

But the prince of the pool was the fighting ouananiche, the little salmon of St. John.

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

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

From The Long Labrador Trail by Wallace, Dillon

I felt sure that Ferdinand was going to do the trick in precisely this way with my ouananiche.

From Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things by Van Dyke, Henry

Who hath worked the chosen water where the ouananiche is waiting, Or the sea-trout's jumping-crazy for the fly?

From Fly Fishing in Wonderland by Klahowya

It is a fish, indeed, a noble ouananiche, and well hooked.

From Days Off And Other Digressions by Van Dyke, Henry