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la loche [< Cdn F] 
a freshwater cod, Lota lota maculosa; burbot.
- 1852 The Methy River, Lake, and Portage, are named from the Cree designation of the Burbot (Lota maculosa), (LaLoche of the Canadians), which abounds in these waters, and often supplies a poor and watery food to voyagers whose provisions are exhausted.
- 1936 Both "La Loche" and "Mithey" signify the humble "tommycod."
- 1852 The Methy River, Lake, and Portage, are named from the Cree designation of the Burbot (Lota maculosa), (LaLoche of the Canadians), which abounds in these waters, and often supplies a poor and watery food to voyagers whose provisions are exhausted.