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silver trout

noun

Definition of silver trout 

: any of several silvery fishes: such as

a : a trout that is a silvery variety of the cutthroat trout and is native to Lake Tahoe and adjacent waters

b : a salmon that is a small landlocked variety of the sockeye salmon

c : a trout that is a silvery variety of the brook trout and is known only from Monadnock Lake

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