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Broader semantic domain: mammals

Related semantic domain(s): rabbits and hares, squirrels and chipmunks, larger carnivores, hoofed mammals, mice and rats, miscellaneous small mammals, aquatic mammals

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choreemew' "the name of the beaver in a myth"

heyomues skunk

kerychergerh braid one's hair, mink

kerycherhl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

le'go' fisher

megeseek weasel

megerseek weasel

nekwel porcupine

nepe'weeshneg

tegeen' porcupine, porcupine quill, yellow moss for dying basket materials, anything yellow, canary

teguuek dive, play like a beaver, beaver

teseer beaver

twegoh raccoon

wehlkem groundhog

wohpueneeka' sea otter

'wahchehl civet cat

Dictionary entry

nepe'weeshnegn • otter (river otter, Lontra canadensis) • Variant nepueyshneg

Lexicon record # 2135 | Source references: WG(WEM274) R229 JE98
Semantic domain: miscellaneous medium-sized mammals
Derivation: literally, "fish eater" (nepe'weesh "fish (generic)", nepek' "I eat")

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  1. nepe'weeshneg "otter" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

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  2. nepe'weeshneg "otter" (spoken by Jimmie James)

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  3. nepe'weeshneg "otter" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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  4. nepueyshneg "otter" (spoken by Glenn Moore)

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