sea trout
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noun
any of various species of trout inhabiting salt water, as the salmon trout, Salmo trutta.
any of several fishes of the genus Cynoscion.
Origin of sea trout
First recorded in 1735–45
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On that day two rods caught thirty-nine sea-trout, weighing forty pounds.
Angling SketchesAndrew Lang
In the Southern states it is called gray-trout and sea-trout.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and OthersJames Alexander Henshall
It was in pursuit of these sea-trout that we sallied forth on this Monday morning.
Days in the OpenLathan A. Crandall
The men were scooping out their fare of mullet, red-fish, and sea-trout.
Favorite Fish and FishingJames Alexander Henshall
I caught six sea-trout, too, and were just going to have some of them.
The House of Defence v. 1E. F. Benson
sea trout
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