brook trout

noun

: the common speckled cold-water char (Salvelinus fontinalis) of North America

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Some fish species, like rainbow trout, brook trout and coho salmon, are dying from toxic chemicals linked to tire wear particles. Boluwatife S. Olubusoye, The Conversation, 22 July 2025 In his own work studying juvenile brook trout and Atlantic salmon, Dalhousie University’s Lennox has encountered other barriers to working with miniature tracking tags. Moira Donovan, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2025 And of all fish, the small, wild brook trout is, for me, tops on the table. Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025 Waterfalls careen from rocky points, feeding streams full of salamanders and native brook trout. Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for brook trout

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First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brook trout was in 1820

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“Brook trout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brook%20trout. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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brook trout

noun
: a common speckled cold-water char of eastern North America

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