Loch Leven trout

noun

Loch Le·​ven trout

-ˈlēvən-

: a trout native to Loch Leven and other lakes of southern Scotland and northern England that is a variety (Salmo trutta levenensis) of the European brown trout

broadly : any brown trout introduced into and established in North American waters

Word History

Etymology

from Loch Leven, Scotland

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