blueback trout

blueback trout
Oquassa O*quas"sa, n. (Zo["o]l.) A small, handsome trout ({Salvelinus oquassa}), found in some of the lakes in Maine; -- called also {blueback trout}. [1913 Webster]

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  • blueback — noun a) Any of several unrelated American fish b) A lake trout, Salmo oquassa …   Wiktionary

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