Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun (Zool.) A genus of fishes including the sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; and coho salmon.
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Night drives make for long periods with no sleep (our drive this week went until 2:00 am), but one must still be up by 4:30 am to take advantage of the best opportunities to fish for the famed Eagle Lake trout (Onchorynchus mykiss).
Field School Fun Christopher O'Brien 2007
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Night drives make for long periods with no sleep (our drive this week went until 2:00 am), but one must still be up by 4:30 am to take advantage of the best opportunities to fish for the famed Eagle Lake trout (Onchorynchus mykiss).
Archive 2007-06-01 Christopher O'Brien 2007
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