Kamloops trout

noun

Kam·​loops trout

ˈkamˌlüps-

variants or less commonly kamloops

: a large black-spotted rainbow trout native chiefly to Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho, and widely introduced in western streams and lakes

Word History

Etymology

from Kamloops, city in British Columbia

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