powan
- a freshwater whitefish, Coregonus clupeoides, occurring in some Scottish lakes
- any of certain similar related fishes, such as the vendace
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Also: lake herring
Word Origin
C17: Scottish variant of pollan
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The powan, or fresh-water herring (Coregonus), of which there are several marine and fresh-water species.
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