plural trout also trouts
1
: any of various salmonid food and sport fishes that are mostly smaller than the typical salmons and are anadromous or restricted to cool clear fresh water:
a
: any of various Old or New World fishes (genera Salmo, Salvelinus, and Oncorhynchus) compare brown trout, rainbow trout
b
2
: any of various fishes (such as the largemouth bass) held to resemble the true trouts
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This event features prizes for the largest trout, smallest trout and tagged trout.
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Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The fires have been lousy for wildlife as well as humans:
Biologists were forced to rescue hundreds of endangered steelhead trout from the Santa Monica Mountains, before a storm arrived to bury them in a post-fire slurry of mud.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
Closer to the shore and in the bay, the daily catch could include redfish, flounder, black drum, and trout.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2025
On a chilly January day, Cruz made his normal stop, hoping to run into a snook or trout.
—Jon Chapman, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
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Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The fires have been lousy for wildlife as well as humans:
Biologists were forced to rescue hundreds of endangered steelhead trout from the Santa Monica Mountains, before a storm arrived to bury them in a post-fire slurry of mud.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
Closer to the shore and in the bay, the daily catch could include redfish, flounder, black drum, and trout.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2025
On a chilly January day, Cruz made his normal stop, hoping to run into a snook or trout.
—Jon Chapman, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
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trout
noun
plural trout also trouts
1
: any of various edible fishes that are mostly smaller than the related salmons, are restricted to cool clear fresh water or spend time at sea before returning to fresh water to breed, and are often speckled with dark colors
2
: any of various fishes that resemble the true trouts
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