Sunapee trout

noun

Sun·​a·​pee trout

ˈsənə(ˌ)pē-

: a brilliantly colored char (Salvelinus aureolus) of Sunapee and other lakes of New Hampshire and Maine closely related to the saibling of Europe

Word History

Etymology

from Sunapee Lake, New Hampshire

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