PEKAN

fisher, pekan, fisher cat, black cat, Martes pennanti

(noun) large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pekan (plural pekans)

The fisher cat, the fisher (Martes pennanti), or the marten (Martes americana).

Anagrams

• Panek, knape

Source: Wiktionary


Pek"an, n. Etym: [F. pekan.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: See Fisher, 2.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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