lake trout

American  

noun

1. a large, fork-tailed trout, Salvelinus namaycush, of the lakes of Canada and the northern U.S., valued as a food and game fish.

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lake trout British  

noun

1. a yellow-spotted char of the Great Lakes region of Canada

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Etymology

Origin of lake trout

First recorded in 1660–70

Compare meaning

How does lake-trout compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• splake vs. lake trout

Example Sentences

They learned a similar situation had occurred in the Great Lakes in the 1960s, when lake trout had exhibited similar behaviors after gorging on alewives, another fish chock-full of thiaminase.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2023

“He said, ‘This is going to be a silver lake trout.’

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2022

Posted outside was a vinyl sign advertising lake trout, crabs, fresh fish, and spoonbread.

From Salon • May 1, 2022

Genomes of salmonids, a family that includes lake trout, are harder to compile than those of many other animals, the research team said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2021

Fat lake trout would sleepily rise from the bottom, hungry to be caught.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich