Musquaw Definition

noun

The American black bear.

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Other Word Forms of Musquaw

Noun

Singular:
musquaw
Plural:
musquaws

Origin of Musquaw

  • From a Native American (probably Algonquian) word. Perhaps from Abenaki moskwas (“muskrat, musquash”). The use of a Native American word for one animal to designate a different animal was not uncommon; compare woodchuck (“groundhog”), from an Algonquian word for the fisher marten.

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