"musquaw" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: musquaws [plural]
Etymology: From a Native American (probably Algonquian) word. Perhaps from Abenaki moskwas (“muskrat, musquash”). The use of a Native American word for one animal to designate a different animal was not uncommon; compare woodchuck (“groundhog”), from an Algonquian word for the fisher marten. Etymology templates: {{cog|alg}} Algonquian, {{der|en|abe|moskwas||muskrat, musquash}} Abenaki moskwas (“muskrat, musquash”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} musquaw (plural musquaws)
  1. The American black bear.
    Sense id: en-musquaw-en-noun-YWQhZS3q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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