oquassa
English
Etymology
From Oquassa lake in Maine, where it is found; the lake's name is said to be Penobscot.
Noun
oquassa (plural oquassas)
- (archaic) A small, handsome trout, Salvelinus oquassa, found in some of the lakes in Maine. [fell out of use around 1920]
References
- oquassa in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.