POWAN
Etymology
Noun
powan (plural powans)
Coregonus clupeoides, a species of freshwater whitefish endemic to Loch Lomond in Scotland.
Source: Wiktionary
Pow"an, Pow"en, n. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A small British lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeoides, or C. ferus); -- called also gwyniad and lake herring.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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