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pek·an

(pĕk′ən)

[Canadian French pékan, from Eastern Abenaki pékané.]

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pekan

(ˈpɛkən)

(Animals) another name for fisher²

[C18: from Canadian French pékan, of Algonquian origin; compare Abnaki pékané]

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fish•er

(ˈfɪʃ ər)

n.

1. a fisherman.

2. a dark-furred North American marten, Martes pennanti.

3. the fur of this animal.

[before 900]

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pekan - large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal

black cat, fisher cat, Martes pennanti, fisher

marten, marten cat - agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels

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