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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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And the cutthroat trout always seem to be biting this time of year at the refuge’s Flat Creek.
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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
To fill the lakes, stocks of rainbow trout, golden trout, brown, brook and cutthroat trout, along with Atlantic salmon and grayling were brought in.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
The fish was placed on the endangered species list in 1973 due to habitat loss and the introduction of competing non-native rainbow and cutthroat trout.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2024
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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
To fill the lakes, stocks of rainbow trout, golden trout, brown, brook and cutthroat trout, along with Atlantic salmon and grayling were brought in.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
The fish was placed on the endangered species list in 1973 due to habitat loss and the introduction of competing non-native rainbow and cutthroat trout.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Cutthroat trout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutthroat%20trout. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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