mackinaw trout
noun
often capitalized M
: a large dark North American char (Salvelinus namaycush) that is an important commercial food fish in northern lakes
called also lake trout, mackinaw
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In a wildlife detective story, park scientists used the new technology to trace the elk decline to the introduction of non-native mackinaw trout that feed on native cutthroat trout in Yellowstone Lake.
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Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Jan. 2018
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Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Jan. 2018
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“Mackinaw trout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mackinaw%20trout. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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