Animikean

adjective

Anim·​i·​ke·​an

ə¦nimə¦kēən

variants or Animiki

əˈnimə(ˌ)kē

: of or relating to the series of Proterozoic rocks that underlies the Keweenawan

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from a Northwestern Ojibwe cognate of Minnesota Ojibwe animiiki "thunderbird, thunderer" (alluding to Thunder Bay on Lake Superior, Ontario)

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

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