steelhead
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Definition of steelhead
— called also steelhead trout
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Unanimously, the highlight of the spring-flavored menu was the steelhead trout, which was prepared to a gorgeous salmon-pink color, surprising some guests at first bite. — Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, "Welcome to New York! Europe’s Most Promising Designers Gathered for a MatchesFashion.com-Hosted Dinner," 5 Apr. 2019 Her family is in the seafood business, so her dad arranged to fly in Pacific steelhead, which was served with crispy sage, puttanesca, summer beans, and yellow pepper dressing. — Ryan Ray, Harper's BAZAAR, "This Bride Found Her Gown One Month Before Her Absolutely Stunning Vineyard Wedding," 2 Apr. 2019 Research has shown that the whales will eat other fish — chum, coho, steelhead, halibut and lingcod. — Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times, "Struggling orcas heavily rely on urban chinook from Seattle-area rivers, new analysis shows," 24 July 2018 But their region has some advantages, including fishing for migratory Lake Superior salmonids such as brown trout, steelhead, coho and king salmon. — Brian E. Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Free Wild Rivers Expo highlights Ashland area's fishing opportunities," 16 Mar. 2018 Among the Association's projects is a strong lobby in the U.S. Congress to relax the Marine Mammal Protection Act and allow more control of sea lions jeopardizing wild steelhead, salmon and sturgeon below Willamette Falls. — Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com, "Saturday's Quest helps raise money for salmon, steelhead and other local fisheries," 8 May 2018 Overall, the show features about 45,000 gallons of water in the kokanee tank, the fly-casting pond, the kids-only trout pond and this year's returning crowd-pleaser, the steelhead river. — Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com, "Sportsmen's Show starts Wednesday in Portland Expo Center," 2 Feb. 2018 Cleveland area angler Hakeem Najeeullah was jigging a small spoon for yellow perch and steelhead trout when the big boy took his lure on delicate 4-pound test line. — cleveland.com, "Fishing Report Jan. 19: Cleveland Harbor ice anglers hooking trout, perch," 19 Jan. 2018 Also side-drifting roe is producing steelhead action. — sacbee, "Fishing line: Lake Tahoe is full, the Delta is dirty and several rivers close | The Sacramento Bee," 9 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'steelhead.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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