lake trout

lake trout

n. A freshwater food and game fish (Salvelinus namaycush) having a dark body with light-colored spots and a forked tail fin, native to North America and widely introduced elsewhere. Also called Mackinaw trout, namaycush; Also called regionally togue.

lake trout

n (Animals) a yellow-spotted char, Salvelinus namaycush, of the Great Lakes region of Canada and the US

lake′ trout`

n. a large, fork-tailed char, Salvelinus namaycush, of N North American lakes. [1660–70]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lake trout - flesh of large trout of northern lakesSalvelinus namaycush, lake trout, salmon trout - large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United Statesfreshwater fish - flesh of fish from fresh water used as food
	2.	lake trout - large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United StatesSalvelinus namaycush, salmon trouttrout - any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmonsgenus Salvelinus, Salvelinus - brook troutlake trout - flesh of large trout of northern lakes