lake trout

noun

A large species of trout found in lakes in North America, Salvelinus namaycush.

Similar
mackinawnamaycushlake charlake charrtouladitoguegrey troutsiscowet

Meanings

nounlake trout (plural lake trouts or lake trout)

plural lake trouts

  1. A large species of trout found in lakes in North America, Salvelinus namaycush.

    Synonyms: mackinaw, namaycush, lake char, lake charr, touladi, togue, grey trout, siscowet

  2. BaltimoreWhiting fried in batter and served in a sandwich.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large species of trout found in lakes in North America, Salvelinus namaycush.

Similar
mackinawnamaycushlake charlake charrtouladitoguegrey troutsiscowetpaperbelly lean

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United States

Similar
salmon troutSalvelinus namaycush
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Estonian paalia
  • paaliaSalvelinus namaycush
Finnish harmaanieriä
  • harmaanieriäSalvelinus namaycush
French truite grise, touladi
  • truite griseSalvelinus namaycush
  • touladiSalvelinus namaycush
German Amerikanischer Seesaibling, Amerikanische Seeforelle
  • Amerikanischer SeesaiblingSalvelinus namaycush
  • Amerikanische SeeforelleSalvelinus namaycush
Polish palia jeziorowa, palia amerykańska
  • palia jeziorowaSalvelinus namaycush
  • palia amerykańskaSalvelinus namaycush
Cite this entry
APA

lake trout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lake%20trout

MLA

“lake trout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lake%20trout. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lake trout,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lake%20trout.

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