powan

noun

a freshwater whitefish, Coregonus clupeoides, occurring in some Scottish lakes

any of certain similar related fishes, such as the vendace

Also: lake herring

Word Origin for powan

C17: Scottish variant of pollan

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Historical Examples of powan

The powan, or fresh-water herring (Coregonus), of which there are several marine and fresh-water species.
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