Main Entry: trout

Pronunciation: \ˈtrau̇t\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural trout also trouts

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English trūht, from Late Latin trocta, tructa, a fish with sharp teeth, from Greek trōktēs, literally, gnawer, from trōgein to gnaw — more at troglodyte

Date: before 12th century

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 freshwater: a : any of various Old or New World fishes (genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus) — compare brown trout, rainbow trout b : ¹char
2 : any of various fishes (as the largemouth bass) held to resemble the true trouts