namaycush

[ nam-i-kuhsh, nam-ey- ]

noun

, plural nam·ay·cush·es, (especially collectively) nam·ay·cush.

1. a lake trout.

Word History and Origins

Origin of namaycush¹

1735–45; < Cree name·kos < Proto-Algonquian *name·kwehsa

Example Sentences

Discovery of the little-known flame retardant Dechlorane 602 is the latest example of lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, serving as a glimpse into the future.

From Scientific American

The namaycush of Nepigon weigh from nine to twenty-five pounds.

From Project Gutenberg

Another member of the same section of Salmonidae is the Great Lake char of North America, S. namaycush, one of the largest salmonids, said to attain a weight of 100 ℔ The body is very elongate and covered with extremely small scales.

From Project Gutenberg

Among them are the Great Lake trout of America, Cristinomer namaycush, and the Danubian "salmon" or huchen, Salmo hucho.

From Project Gutenberg

When taken from the clear, cold waters of Lake Huron or the Straits, and boiled as nearly alive as humanity will permit, Salmo Namaycush is nearly equal to the true salmon; but after two or three days in ice, "how stale, flat, and unprofitable!"

From Project Gutenberg