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in⋅con⋅nu

[in-kuh-noo, -nyoo, ing-; Fr. an-kaw-ny]
–noun, plural -nus [-nooz, -nyooz; Fr. -ny] , (especially collectively for 2) -nu.
1. a person who is unknown; stranger.
2. Also called sheefish. a game fish, Stenodus leucichthys, of fresh or brackish northern waters.

Origin:
1800–10; < F: lit., unknown, equiv. to in- in- 3 + connu, ptp. of connaître to know, be acquainted with < L cognōscere; see cognition
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Main Entry:  inconnu1
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  an unknown person, stranger; alien
Usage:  feminine form is inconnue
Main Entry:  inconnu2
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a game whitefish of Alaska and Canada; also called sheefish
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