oquassa

== English == === Etymology === Possibly from a Penobscot word such as Eastern Abenaki Penobscot ὰk2əsse. === Noun === oquassa (plural oquassas) (archaic) A type of blueback trout, Salvelinus oquassa, specifically those found in the Rangeley Lakes Region of Maine. [fell out of use around 1920] Now considered to be the same species as the Sunapee trout. === References === “oquassa”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “oquassa”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.