blueback

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Etymology

From blue +‎ back.

Noun

blueback (plural bluebacks)

  1. Any of several fish
    1. A lake trout (Salmo oquassa).
    2. A salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).
    3. A blueback herring or blueback shad (Alosa aestivalis, syn. Clupea aestivalis) similar to the alewife
    4. A Beardslee trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus f. beardsleei).