namaycush

9.9

A large freshwater fish like a trout that lives in cold North American lakes

: trucha de lago

In North America, the namaycush is often sought after for both sport fishing and its tasty meat.
namaycush (Salvelinus)
namaycush trout
lake trout

Examples

During the summer, many anglers seek out the namaycush for its delicious flavor and challenging fight.
The lake's clear waters are home to the namaycush, a large trout that fishermen love to catch.
Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush).

Academic text (1999)

vsnamaycush

9.9

A large fish like a trout that lives in cold northern lakes

is the common everyday name rather than the formal scientific label

togue

vsnamaycush

9.9

A fish that lives in northern lakes and is like a lake trout

is the standard common name used broadly rather than a regional term

lake trout

vsnamaycush

3.1

The flesh of a large fish from cold northern lakes that people eat

is the species itself focusing on the living fish rather than its flesh

namaycush singular

namaycushes plural

Namaycush comes from an Ojibwe name for the big trout of the Great Lakes, so English uses it for that large freshwater trout.