lake trout
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- flesh of large trout of northern lakesType of freshwater fishPart of salmon trout, Salvelinus namaycush
- large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United StatesSynonyms: salmon troutSalvelinus namaycushType of troutMember of Salvelinus, genus Salvelinus
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Lake trout
Zoology, any one of several species of trout and salmon; in Europe, esp. Salmo fario; in the United States, esp. Salvelinus namaycush of the Great Lakes, and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and Canada. A large variety of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is also called lake trout. See Namaycush.
From the entry Lake.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54