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

I believed that he was the predestined lure for that ouananiche; but it was hard to persuade him to fulfill his destiny.

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

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

The ouananiche does not like crooked, twisting water.

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

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

From Days Off And Other Digressions by Van Dyke, Henry

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

From The Long Labrador Trail by Wallace, Dillon