brook trout

noun

: the common speckled cold-water char (Salvelinus fontinalis) of North America

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Each state of Michigan hatchery stocked the following fish this spring: Marquette State Fish Hatchery: lake trout, brook trout and splake (a hybrid of lake trout and brook trout). Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025 For now, there was just me and my son and the hundreds of brook trout and cutthroat and kokanee and bullhead and bass no doubt swimming around us—weaving through our legs, snickering at our bad luck this weekend. AFAR Media, 7 Aug. 2025 Some fish species, like rainbow trout, brook trout and coho salmon, are dying from toxic chemicals linked to tire wear particles. Boluwatife S. Olubusoye, The Conversation, 22 July 2025 Higher up in the drainage, rainbow and brook trout appear more frequently. Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for brook trout

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brook trout was in 1820

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“Brook trout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brook%20trout. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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brook trout

noun
: a common speckled cold-water char of eastern North America

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