Meanings
nounbrookinaw (plural brookinaws)
plural brookinaws
- A hybrid fish derived from a male lake trout and a female brook trout.
Origin
Blend of brook + mackinaw, after the parent species. Mackinaw trout being another name for lake trout.
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APA
brookinaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brookinaw
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“brookinaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brookinaw. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brookinaw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brookinaw.
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