landlock (salmon)

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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any of various freshwater salmon; as the ouananiche and the kokanee.

Quotations

1897

Throughout the summer months landlock salmon, similar to those of Maine and Canada, abound in the lakes.

1957

Although Trout Lake boasts some of the largest landlocks on the continent . . . it is known to only 200 or 300 devoted anglers.