pekan

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal

Etymology

From the Abenaki apanakes (“pine marten, Martes americana”), or a Penobscot cognate of it.

In classic literature

Synonyms

fisher, fisher cat, black cat, Martes pennanti

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