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cutthroat trout
noun
: a large spotted trout (Oncorhynchus clarki synonym Salmo clarki) chiefly of northwestern North America that has reddish streaks on the integument of the lower jaw
called also cutthroat
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The Cutthroat 75 — named after cutthroat trout, Idaho’s official state fish — is a twist on a French 75 made with apple spirits, hard cider, lemon juice and gin botanicals.
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2025
In the state’s southwest corner, firefighters were responding to the 3,579-acre Stoner Mesa fire near Rico, and a team of aquatic biologists collected 300 green lineage Colorado cutthroat trout from Wildcat Creek in the Upper Doloris River Basin.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
And the cutthroat trout always seem to be biting this time of year at the refuge’s Flat Creek.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
But for anglers, the park’s native cutthroat trout belong at the top of the to-do list.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 2 June 2025
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2025
In the state’s southwest corner, firefighters were responding to the 3,579-acre Stoner Mesa fire near Rico, and a team of aquatic biologists collected 300 green lineage Colorado cutthroat trout from Wildcat Creek in the Upper Doloris River Basin.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
And the cutthroat trout always seem to be biting this time of year at the refuge’s Flat Creek.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
But for anglers, the park’s native cutthroat trout belong at the top of the to-do list.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 2 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for cutthroat trout
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“Cutthroat trout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutthroat%20trout. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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