lake trout

noun

: any of various trout and salmon found in lakes
especially : mackinaw trout

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In 1953 commercial fishing was closed for lake trout in Lake Michigan. Paul A. Smith, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025 In Montana, the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes run a not-for-profit company, Native Fish Keepers, to catch invasive lake trout in the Flathead Lake — a move to protect its other species. Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2024 Hatchery egg collections for brook and lake trout at the Marquette State Fish Hatchery in Marquette are already complete. Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024 Some species were key prey for lake trout and burbot, supporting a Great Lakes fishery now valued at $7 billion annually. Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lake trout 

Word History

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lake trout was in 1668

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“Lake trout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lake%20trout. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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lake trout

noun
: any of various trout and salmon found in lakes
especially : mackinaw trout

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