brown trout

brown trout
noun
speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America
• Syn: ↑salmon trout, ↑Salmo trutta
• Hypernyms: ↑trout
• Hyponyms: ↑sea trout
• Member Holonyms: ↑Salmo, ↑genus Salmo
• Part Meronyms: ↑sea trout, ↑salmon trout

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noun
1. : a common trout (Salmo trutta) native to European streams but found in many parts of the world that is dark olive to purplish black above with yellow or brown sides speckled with various colors and pale white, gray, yellow, or pinkish below and that attains a weight in excess of 10 pounds

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a common trout, Salmo trutta, of northern European streams.
[1885-90]

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brown trout noun
A kind of trout common in Europe, dark-coloured on the back and lighter underneath
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Main Entry: ↑brown

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brown trout,
the common trout of European streams and rivers, also introduced into the United States.

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n. (pl. same) the common trout of Europe, esp. one of a nonmigratory race with dark spotted skin, that occurs in small rivers and pools. It has been introduced into North America as a game fish. ● Salmo trutta, family Salmonidae, in particular S. trutta fario. Compare with , sea trout

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