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mathemeg
[< Algonk.; Cree mathemek]
Obs.
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n.
a freshwater cod, Lota iota maculosa; burbot.
Quotations
1784
Allied to this is the Mathemeg of the natives, the Land Cod of the English, a fish abundant in the northerly lakes; it grows to the length of three feet, and the weight of twelve pounds
1820
One of the largest fish is the mathemegh, catfish, or barbue.