blueback

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noun

A lake trout (Salmo oquassa).

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Meanings

nounblueback (plural bluebacks)

plural bluebacks

  1. Any of several fish:
    1. A lake trout (Salmo oquassa).
    2. A salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).
    3. A blueback herring or blueback shad (Alosa aestivalis, syn. Clupea aestivalis) similar to the alewife.
    4. A Beardslee trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus f. beardsleei).
  2. The blueback salmon

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
beardslee troutsunapee trout

Origin

From blue + back.

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Cite this entry
APA

blueback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blueback

MLA

“blueback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blueback. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blueback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blueback.

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