brown trout

brown trout

n. A European freshwater game fish (Salmo trutta) that is brownish or greenish with red and black spots on the sides. It is naturalized in North America.

brown trout

n (Animals) a common brownish variety of the trout Salmo trutta that occurs in the rivers of N Europe and has been successfully introduced in North America. Compare sea trout¹

brown′ trout′

n. a common trout, Salmotrutta, of N European streams: introduced in North America. [1885–90]

Thesaurus

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brown trout - speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North AmericaSalmo trutta, salmon troutgenus Salmo, Salmo - type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trouttrout - any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmonssea trout - silvery marine variety of brown trout that migrates to fresh water to spawnsalmon trout, sea trout - flesh of marine trout that migrate from salt to fresh water

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