pek·an
/pəˈkän,pəˈkan,ˈpēˌkän,ˈpēˌkan/
noun
another term for fisher (sense 2).
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Fisher
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The fisher is a carnivorous mammal native to North America, a forest-dwelling creature whose range covers much of the boreal forest in Canada to the northern United States. It is a member of the mustelid family, and is in the monospecific genus... Wikipedia
Mass: 8.3 lbs (Adult)
Family: Mustelidae
Conservation status: Least Concern
Length: 2.5 ft. (Adult)
Scientific name: Pekania pennanti
Class: Mammalia
Domain: Eukaryota
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
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The meaning of PEKAN is fisher.
Noun edit · (uncommon, sense typically in compound words) market: a gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise at a set time, often periodic.
Pekan definition: the fisher, Martes pennanti.. See examples of PEKAN used in a sentence.
large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal. synonyms: Martes pennanti, black cat, fisher, fisher cat. see moresee less.
a dark-brown or blackish marten, Martes pennanti, of northern North America; fisher. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Origin of Pekan. From the Abenaki word apanakes (“pine marten" , Martes americana), or a Penobscot cognate of it. From Wiktionary ...