I. ˈhyu̇rən, -yür-, -ˌrän noun
( plural huron or hurons )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French, literally, boor, from Middle French, from hure disheveled head of hair, head of a wild animal
1.
a. : an Iroquoian people originally of the St. Lawrence valley and Ontario and later of the midwestern United States
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Huron people
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin Huron-, Huro
: largemouth black bass
III. üˈrōn, -rȯn noun
( -s )
Etymology: American Spanish hurón, from Spanish, ferret, from Medieval Latin furon-, furo, from Late Latin, cat, thief, from Latin fur thief — more at furtive
: a grison ( Grison vittatus ) or related animal of So. America