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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

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