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brook trout

noun

  1. Also called speckled trout. a common trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, of eastern North America.

brook trout

noun

  1. a North American freshwater trout, Salvelinus fontinalis , introduced in Europe and valued as a food and game fish Also calledspeckled trout
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of brook trout1

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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