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steelhead
[ steel-hed ]
/ ˈstilˌhɛd /
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noun, plural steel·heads, (especially collectively) steel·head.
a silvery rainbow trout that migrates to the sea before returning to fresh water to spawn.
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steelhead
/ (ˈstiːlˌhɛd) /
noun plural -heads or -head
a silvery North Pacific variety of the rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri)
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