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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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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