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siscowet
[ sis-kuh-wet ]
noun
- a variety of lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush siscowet, inhabiting the deeper waters of Lake Superior.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of siscowet1
An Americanism dating back to 1840鈥50; from North American French ciscaou猫te, ciscaouette, siskawette, shortening of Ojibwe 辫别路尘颈迟别路飞颈蝉办补飞别路迟 鈥渇ish with oily flesh,鈥 derivative of 辫颈尘颈迟别路飞- 鈥渙il鈥 + -颈蝉办补飞别路 (of fish) 鈥渢o have flesh (of the specified type鈥
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The warmer waters aren't good for all fish 鈥 habitat decreased 62 square miles for the siscowet 鈥 a fat, deep-water-loving lake trout.聽
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In Lake Superior is likewise found that remarkable salmon, the Siscowet,鈥攚hich is so fat and luscious as to be uneatable in a fresh state, and requires to be salted to render it fit for food.
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