salmon trout
Americannoun
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a European trout, Salmo trutta.
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the lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush.
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the steelhead.
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any large trout.
noun
Etymology
Origin of salmon trout
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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The group continued to move the fish in the evening and the following morning finding species including salmon, trout and stickleback.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025
While not all sediment is bad, this can make it difficult for salmon, trout and other aquatic creatures to hunt, hide or spawn offspring.
From Seattle Times • May 3, 2022
True to their names, fish owls hunt for salmon, trout, and lamprey in icy rivers during the winter.
From National Geographic • Feb. 5, 2021
Customers can opt for baited hooks to snag rainbow trout, salmon trout, fluke, shrimp, flounder, farmed striped bass, rockfish, lobster or abalone swimming in the pools.
From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2018
The lakes, rivers, Inland Sea, Sea of Japan to the west, and Pacific Ocean to the east teem with fish such as salmon, trout, tuna, sardines, mackerel, herring, and cod.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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