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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In addition to the ancient bristlecone pines, there is unique wildlife here, including bighorn sheep, endangered trout, marmots, and a tiny rodent known as a pika.
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Fish and Game officials said the noteworthy catches are a sign that the lake has returned to its status as a trophy fishery for lake trout, which are also known as Mackinaw trout.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2025
The restaurant is far from an afterthought of the distillery experience, offering a menu of mostly small plates, including pate en croute, beef tartare, trout dip with saltines, frog legs, and gnocchi with mushroom ragu.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Some of Michigan’s most popular catches are walleye, trout, salmon, bass, northern pike and muskellunge.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Fish and Game officials said the noteworthy catches are a sign that the lake has returned to its status as a trophy fishery for lake trout, which are also known as Mackinaw trout.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2025
The restaurant is far from an afterthought of the distillery experience, offering a menu of mostly small plates, including pate en croute, beef tartare, trout dip with saltines, frog legs, and gnocchi with mushroom ragu.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Some of Michigan’s most popular catches are walleye, trout, salmon, bass, northern pike and muskellunge.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 15 July 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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