"blueback" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bluebacks [plural]
Etymology: From blue + back. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blue|back}} blue + back Head templates: {{en-noun}} blueback (plural bluebacks)
  1. Any of several fish
    A lake trout (Salmo oquassa).
    Sense id: en-blueback-en-noun-moK8hyxF
  2. Any of several fish
    A salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).
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  3. Any of several fish
    A blueback herring or blueback shad (Alosa aestivalis, syn. Clupea aestivalis) similar to the alewife
    Sense id: en-blueback-en-noun-ejV1safZ
  4. Any of several fish
    A Beardslee trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus f. beardsleei).
    Categories (lifeform): Herrings, Salmonids
    Sense id: en-blueback-en-noun-tdWSx1Cv Disambiguation of Herrings: 22 22 22 35 Disambiguation of Salmonids: 22 22 22 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 18 18 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 21 18 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 19 16 46

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