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wendigo

The correct spelling is wendigo.

How to pronounce wendigo

/ˈwɛndɪɡəʊ/
noun

IPA: /ˈwɛndɪɡəʊ/

Say it like: Wen-dig-o

The correct spelling is wendigo. A hybrid fish derived from a male brook trout and a female lake trout

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A hybrid fish derived from a male brook trout and a female lake trout
  2. 2.A malevolent and violent cannibal spirit found in Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, and Cree mythology, which is said to inhabit the body of a living person and possess him or her to commit murder.

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