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trout
[ trout ]
noun
- any of several game fishes of the genus Salmo, related to the salmon. Compare brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout.
- any of various game fishes of the salmon family of the genus Salvelinus. Compare brook trout ( def 1 ), char 2, Dolly Varden ( def 2 ), lake trout.
- any of several unrelated fishes, as a bass, Micropterus salmoides, a drum of the genus Cynoscion, or a greenling of the genus Hexagrammos.
trout
/ ٰʊ /
noun
- any of various game fishes, esp Salmo trutta and related species, mostly of fresh water in northern regions: family Salmonidae (salmon). They resemble salmon but are smaller and spotted
- any of various similar or related fishes, such as a sea trout
- any of various fishes of the Salmo or Oncorhynchus genera smaller than the salmon, esp European and American varieties naturalized in Australia
- informal.an irritating or grumpy person, esp a woman
Other Word Forms
- ٰdzܳl adjective
- ٰdzܳl adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of trout1
Word History and Origins
Origin of trout1
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Example Sentences
The toxins wiped out the area’s prized trout fishery for years.
Wildlife officials feared critically endangered steelhead trout rescued from the Palisades fire burn scar might not be up for spawning after all they’d been through over the last few months.
I had attended a Fishwife pop-up in Manhattan, where I feasted on deviled eggs with smoked rainbow trout, butter & anchovy toast, salmon seaweed snacks and caviar bumps.
Greenwald anticipates the recent job cuts will harm more than just spotted owls, noting that mountain yellow-legged frogs and Southern California steelhead trout — both endangered — are among the species typically monitored by seasonal field workers.
You’ll make two different salsas and tortillas and even fish for your trout on their on-site fish farm.
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