trout
Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.
Example
“Many anglers consider trout to be the archetypical quarry.”
A kind of
- fish
Kinds of trout
- rainbow trout
- sea trout
Word history
From Ancient Greek "τρώκτης" (nibbler).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “trout” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.