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cutthroat trout
noun
: a large spotted trout (Oncorhynchus clarki synonym Salmo clarki) chiefly of northwestern North America that has reddish streaks on the integument of the lower jaw
called also cutthroat
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To fill the lakes, stocks of rainbow trout, golden trout, brown, brook and cutthroat trout, along with Atlantic salmon and grayling were brought in.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
The fish was placed on the endangered species list in 1973 due to habitat loss and the introduction of competing non-native rainbow and cutthroat trout.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2024
In the wilds of British Columbia, amid icy peaks that soar to 12,000 feet, are pristine alpine lakes full of trophy cutthroat trout, many of which have never seen a fly.
—T. Edward Nickens, fieldandstream.com, 21 June 2024
On April 13, an Idaho fly fisherman caught a 25-inch cutthroat trout while drifting a stonefly nymph beneath and indicator on the Idaho side of the Clark Fork River.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 1 May 2024
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
The fish was placed on the endangered species list in 1973 due to habitat loss and the introduction of competing non-native rainbow and cutthroat trout.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2024
In the wilds of British Columbia, amid icy peaks that soar to 12,000 feet, are pristine alpine lakes full of trophy cutthroat trout, many of which have never seen a fly.
—T. Edward Nickens, fieldandstream.com, 21 June 2024
On April 13, an Idaho fly fisherman caught a 25-inch cutthroat trout while drifting a stonefly nymph beneath and indicator on the Idaho side of the Clark Fork River.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 1 May 2024
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“Cutthroat trout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutthroat%20trout. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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