Oquassa
/əʊˈkwɒsə/United States regional. Now rare
noun
A landlocked arctic char of the endemic subspecies Salvelinus alpinus oquassa, found in certain lakes in Maine.
- It is now thought possible that all the arctic char of eastern North America may be referable to this subspecies..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Bulletin of the United States National Museum. From Oquassa, variant of the name of Oquossoc Lake, former name of Rangeley Lake, Maine, where the fish was found until 1904.