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wejack

wejack noun: a fisher, Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti.

Noun

wejack (plural wejacks)

  1. (Canada, US, rare) A fisher, Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti.

Forms of wejack

pluralwejacks

Origin of wejack

From Cree ocêk, otchek (“fisher”) or Ojibwe ojiig (“fisher, marten”). Doublet of woodchuck and woodshock.

Questions about wejack

What does wejack mean?
Wejack means a fisher, Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti.
What part of speech is wejack?
Wejack is a noun.
What is the plural of wejack?
The plural of wejack is wejacks.

Words near wejack in the dictionary

  1. weived
  2. weives
  3. weiving
  4. Weiyang
  5. Weizsäcker
  6. wejack
  7. wejacks
  8. Wejewa
  9. Wejherowo
  10. weka
  11. wekas

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