oquassa

English

Etymology

Possibly from a Penobscot word.

Noun

oquassa (plural oquassas)

1. (archaic) A type of blueback trout, Salvelinus oquassa, specifically those found in the Rangeley Lakes Region of Maine. [fell out of use around 1920] Now considered to be the same species as the Sunapee trout.

References

• “oquassa”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.