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Ojibwe
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *mehkena·hkwa. Cognate to Ottawa mkinaak.
Noun
mikinaak anim (plural mikinaakwag, diminutive mikinaakoons)
- a snapping turtle
- Synonym: mishiikenh
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