"pekan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pekans [plural]
Etymology: From the Abenaki apanakes (“pine marten, Martes americana”), or a Penobscot cognate of it. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Martes americana|species}} Martes americana, {{der|en|abe|apanakes|t=pine marten, Martes americana}} Abenaki apanakes (“pine marten, Martes americana”), {{der|en|aaq|-}} Penobscot Head templates: {{en-noun}} pekan (plural pekans)
  1. A fisher cat or fisher (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti) Categories (lifeform): Mustelids
    Sense id: en-pekan-en-noun-PSu5PKLG Disambiguation of Mustelids: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 69 31
  2. An American marten (Martes americana). Categories (lifeform): Mustelids
    Sense id: en-pekan-en-noun-Q5uSMYZI Disambiguation of Mustelids: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pecan

Inflected forms

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