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1. The English-language name of which small rodent likely derives from the Ojibwa name ačitamo·nʔ?

2. Which nocturnal mammal’s English name traces back to an Algonquian word meaning “white animal”?

3. The name of which small carnivorous animal is from the Virginia Algonquian words raugroughcun and arocoun?

4. With a name of Algonquian origin, which is the largest member of the deer family?

5. The English name of which antlered animal comes from the Micmac word γalipu?

6. Which genus of North American hardwood trees gets its name from the Virginia Algonquian pawcohiccora?

7. Which plant genus gets its name from Creek words meaning “head” and “wing”?

8. The name of which tree genus in the sour gum family likely comes from Creek words meaning “tree” and “swamp”?

9. Which fruit-bearing tree gets its English name from the Algonquian?

10. The English name of which method of cold-weather transportation comes from a Canadian French word of Algonquian origin?

11. Which genus of flowering plants derives its English name from the Narragansett askútasquash?

12. Which kind of turtle gets its name from the Virginia Algonquian *to·rəpe·w?

13. Which animal’s name derives from the Algonquian words for “urinate” and “fox”?