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Siscowet

Sis′co-wet

,
Noun.
[OF American Indian origin.]
(Zool.)
A large, fat variety of the namaycush found in Lake Superior; – called also
siskawet
,
siskiwit
.

Definition 2024


siscowet

siscowet

English

Alternative forms

  • ciscoette
  • ciscovet
  • siskawitz
  • siskiwit
  • siskowet

Noun

siscowet (plural siscowets)

  1. A freshwater fish from Lake Superior in the Great Lakes, a variety of the lake trout.

References

  • The Random House Dictionary
  • The Great Minnesota Fish Book
  • Oxford English Dictionary