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

Examples of mackinaw trout in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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. —Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Jan. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

mackinaw trout

noun

often capitalized M

: a large dark North American char that is an important sport and food fish in northern lakes

called also lake trout