"wejack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wejacks [plural]
Etymology: From Cree ocêk, otchek (“fisher”) or Ojibwe ojiig (“fisher, marten”). Doublet of woodchuck and woodshock. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|cr|ocêk|ocêk, otchek|fisher}} Cree ocêk, otchek (“fisher”), {{uder|en|oj|ojiig||fisher, marten}} Ojibwe ojiig (“fisher, marten”), {{doublet|en|woodchuck|woodshock}} Doublet of woodchuck and woodshock Head templates: {{en-noun}} wejack (plural wejacks)
  1. (US, Canada, rare) a fisher (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti)). Tags: Canada, US, rare Categories (lifeform): Mustelids

Inflected forms

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