Etymology

Beardslee trout

Today it means: Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus f. beardsleei, a kind of rainbow trout that is endemic to Lake Crescent in Washington. Full definition →

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Named after Admiral Lester Beardslee (1836–1903).

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