TROUT Definition & Meaning

trout

[ trout ]

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noun

plural (especially collectively) trout, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) trouts.

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

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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

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Other �y��vlog Forms

�ٰ��ǳܳ�l�� adjective
�ٰ��ǳܳ�l�� adjective

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of trout¹

before 1050; Middle English trou ( h ) te, Old English truht < Latin tructa < Greek �ٰ�ṓk��ŧ�� gnawer, a sea fish, equivalent to �ٰ�ṓg ( ein ) to gnaw + -��ŧ�� agent noun suffix

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of trout¹

Old English �ٰ�ū�� , from Late Latin tructa , from Greek �ٰ��ǰ��ŧ�� sharp-toothed fish

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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.

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You’ll make two different salsas and tortillas and even fish for your trout on their on-site fish farm.

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Trump has issued two executive orders that would gut the federal Endangered Species Act to pump more delta water and reduce protection for declining salmon, steelhead trout and ancient sturgeon.

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Ash from the Palisades fire had blown into a stream housing the last population of steelhead trout in the Santa Monica Mountains, degrading the water quality.

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It’s one of several threatened and endangered fish species in the Delta, including steelhead trout, two types of Chinook salmon, longfin smelt and green sturgeon.

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