brown trout

noun

: a speckled European trout (Salmo trutta) widely introduced as a game fish

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The lake holds its fair share of bass, perch, and crappie as well as rainbow and brown trout. Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025 Oden State Fish Hatchery: brown trout and rainbow trout. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025 Further, in Wisconsin, warming summer stream and river temperatures are expected to reduce habitat for brook and brown trout by 68% and 32%, respectively, by mid-century. Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 26 July 2025 On the Madison, there’s a float section from Lyons Bridge to Ennis lake, chock full of brown trout, rainbow, cutthroat, and whitefish. Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for brown trout

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First Known Use

1726, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brown trout was in 1726

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brown trout

noun
: a speckled European trout widely introduced as a game fish

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