powan
/ˈpaʊwən/noun
1- a widely distributed freshwater whitefish of lakes and rivers in northern Eurasia, especially one of a variety occurring only in two Scottish lochs(广泛分布于亚欧大陆北部淡水河、湖中, 尤指仅见于两个苏格兰湖的)白鲑。
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- Coregonus lavaretus, family Salmonidae.拉丁名Coregonus lavaretus,鲑科。参见GWYNIAD, SCHELLY.
词源
mid 17th cent.: Scots variant of POLLAN.