White Sucker

Fish - Catostomus commersonii

The white sucker is highly adaptable to different habitats and changing environmental influences.[6] Generally, the white sucker is found in small streams, rivers, and lakes in the Midwest and East Coast of the United States.

Description Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_sucker
Photo Source: White sucker by Unknown, 2020. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White_sucker_01.jpg. Licenced with Public Domain.

Cree

Term Dialect
Aautuusuu Southern East Cree
Iyihaachaau iiyiyiuyimuwin (Northern East Cree)
Namepii Southern East Cree
Namepil L-dialect Cree
Namepiń N-dialect Cree
Nimaapii iiyiyiuyimuwin (Northern East Cree)

English

Term Dialect
White Sucker Standard English

Français

Term Dialect
Meunier noir Français canadien

Greenlandic

Term Dialect
Aalisakkat ilaat Kitaamiusut Kalaallisut

L'nui'simk (Mi'kmaq)

Term Dialect
Komkwejit L'nui'simk (Francis-Smith orthography)

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