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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Examples of cutthroat trout in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 In the wilds of British Columbia, amid icy peaks that soar to 12,000 feet, are pristine alpine lakes full of trophy cutthroat trout, many of which have never seen a fly. T. Edward Nickens, fieldandstream.com, 21 June 2024 On April 13, an Idaho fly fisherman caught a 25-inch cutthroat trout while drifting a stonefly nymph beneath and indicator on the Idaho side of the Clark Fork River. Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 1 May 2024 Families come back every summer to play life-size checkers and chess, construct birdhouses, and fish in the lakes for cutthroat trout. Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for cutthroat trout 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1891, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cutthroat trout was circa 1891

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“Cutthroat trout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutthroat%20trout. Accessed 7 Oct. 2024.

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