APA: ƛ̓ek̓ʷəx̌ən
Parse: √tl’ekw’=exun
Definition: goose
Lit.: The name means ‘long wing’.
Scientific name: [various types of domestic Anatidae]
Ethnobiology: Domestic geese are introduced to British Columbia. This word is used to refer to domestic geese, but it originally referred to native geese, such as the snow goose, Chen caerulescens (Linnaeus). Snow geese are most abundant along the southern coast from fall to spring.