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Oˈquassa
The name of one of the Rangeley Lakes in western Maine, used attrib. or absol. to designate a small trout, the blue-back trout, Salvelinus oquassa, found in these lakes.
1883J. J. Lalor Cycl. Polit. Sci. II. 215/2 The oquassa, or blue-backed trout (Salvelinus oquassa) of the lakes of Maine is a noteworthy American form. 1884Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. No. 27. 427 Oquassa Trout; Blue-Back Trout. Lakes in western Maine. 1888G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes 93 Tautog, chogset,..oquassa and namaycush are among the best of them [sc. aboriginal American fish names]. 1902Jordan & Evermann Amer. Food & Game Fishes 217 Oquassa Trout; Blueback Trout... The blueback trout is the smallest and one of the most handsome of the charrs... Formerly this fish was very abundant. |