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

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Compare meaning

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

• splake vs. lake trout

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Example Sentences

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lake trout

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

The Great Lakes and their prized salmon and lake trout fisheries are also being threatened by these invasive fish.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

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

From Salon ● May 1, 2022

They could fish all day and not even come up with a skinny lake trout.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

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