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splake

[ spleyk ]

noun

, plural splakes, (especially collectively) splake.
  1. the hybrid offspring of a lake trout and a brook trout.


splake

/ spleɪk /

noun

  1. a type of hybrid trout bred by Canadian zoologists
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of splake1

First recorded in 1950–55; sp(eckled trout) + lake (trout)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of splake1

from sp ( eckled ) + lake ( trout )
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