sea trout

American  

[see trout] / ˈsi ˌtraʊt /

noun

1. Also called truff.  Also called bull trout.  any of various species of trout inhabiting salt water, such as the salmon trout, Salmo trutta.

2. any of several fishes of the genus Cynoscion.

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sea trout British  

noun

1. a silvery marine variety of the brown trout that migrates to fresh water to spawn Compare brown trout

2. any of several marine sciaenid fishes of the genus Cynoscion, such as C. nebulosus ( spotted sea trout ) and the weakfish, of North American coastal waters

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Etymology

Origin of sea trout

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

A recent independent U.K. report on the nuclear sector found it would spare the lives of 0.028 sea trout, six river lamprey, 18 allis shad and 528 twaite shad every year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

It’s important that we can speak to why we are not serving flounder and have speckled sea trout instead.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2024

John Maas spent years buying and outfitting a 17-foot aluminum boat called the Superskiff 1 so he could take customers fishing for sea trout and flounder in the Gulf of Mexico.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024

The Dorchester County native grew up fishing in the area, boating across the Honga River to the Chesapeake Bay to find redfish, sea trout, striped bass and other catch.

From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2022

My choice of sea trout flies includes: Brown Hackle.

From The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle by Bradford, Charles Barker