pekan
pekan · pekans
A fisher cat or fisherA fisher cat or fisher (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti)
Meaning
2 sensesA fisher cat or fisher (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti)
An American marten (Martes americana).
More definitions
- large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
Origin
From the Abenaki apanakes (“pine marten, Martes americana”), or a Penobscot cognate of it.From the Abenaki apanakes (“pine marten, Martes americana”), or a Penobscot cognate of it.
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Forms
plural: pekansSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal:fisherfisher catblack catMartes pennanti
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpecan