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splake
[ spleyk ]
noun
, plural splakes, (especially collectively) splake.
- the hybrid offspring of a lake trout and a brook trout.
splake
/ spleɪk /
noun
- a type of hybrid trout bred by Canadian zoologists
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Word History and Origins
Origin of splake1
First recorded in 1950–55; sp(eckled trout) + lake (trout)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of splake1
from sp ( eckled ) + lake ( trout )
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