mikinaak

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Ojibwe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *mehkena·hkwa. Cognate to Ottawa mkinaak.

Noun

mikinaak anim (plural mikinaakwag, diminutive mikinaakoons)

  1. a snapping turtle
    Synonym: mishiikenh

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