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Blueback
Blue′backˊ
,Noun.
(Zool.)
(a)
A trout (
Salmo oquassa
) inhabiting some of the lakes of Maine. (b)
A salmon (
Oncorhynchus nerka
) of the Columbia River and northward. (c)
An American river herring (
Clupea æstivalis
), closely allied to the alewife. Definition 2025
blueback
blueback
English
Noun
blueback (plural bluebacks)
- Any of several fish
- A lake trout, Salmo oquassa
- A salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka
- A herring, Clupea aestivalis, similar to the alewife