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splake

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /spleɪk/
  • rhymes with -eɪk

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noun

Meaning 1

A hybrid fish derived from a male brook trout and a female lake trout.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wendigo

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of speckled + lake.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: spleiknieriä — brook trout and lake trout hybrid
  • French: truite moulac — brook trout and lake trout hybrid
  • Swedish: splejk — brook trout and lake trout hybrid