plural trout also trouts
1
: any of various salmonid food and sport fishes that are mostly smaller than the typical salmons and are anadromous or restricted to cool clear fresh water:
a
: any of various Old or New World fishes (genera Salmo, Salvelinus, and Oncorhynchus) compare brown trout, rainbow trout
b
2
: any of various fishes (such as the largemouth bass) held to resemble the true trouts
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The pair would then make their way to the nearest trout stream, fly rods in hand, and wait for the sun to come up.
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
The trouble is, trout are particularly fragile.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Guests have to hike, ski, or snowshoe about a mile to reach this cozy yurt, where they’re treated to a candlelit, multicourse gourmet meal featuring Colorado specialties like elk, lamb, and trout.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Within two decades, commercial trout harvests plummeted by ninety-eight per cent; in Lake Michigan alone, the load dropped from six million pounds to zero in the decade between 1944 and 1954.
—Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
The trouble is, trout are particularly fragile.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Guests have to hike, ski, or snowshoe about a mile to reach this cozy yurt, where they’re treated to a candlelit, multicourse gourmet meal featuring Colorado specialties like elk, lamb, and trout.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Within two decades, commercial trout harvests plummeted by ninety-eight per cent; in Lake Michigan alone, the load dropped from six million pounds to zero in the decade between 1944 and 1954.
—Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
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trout
noun
plural trout also trouts
1
: any of various edible fishes that are mostly smaller than the related salmons, are restricted to cool clear fresh water or spend time at sea before returning to fresh water to breed, and are often speckled with dark colors
2
: any of various fishes that resemble the true trouts
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