mackinaw trout


mackinaw trout

noun, often capitalized M

Definition of MACKINAW TROUT

: a large dark North American char (Salvelinus namaycush) that is an important commercial food fish in northern lakes —called also lake trout, mackinaw

First Known Use of MACKINAW TROUT

1840

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