noun
trout
TROWT/traʊt/
A freshwater fish related to salmon.
The trout swims through clear, shallow water.
Etymology
Latin tructa already named the fish. Its proposed connection to a Greek fish name meaning “nibbler” is uncertain, so that feeding image is only a possible explanation of the name.
In context
there is an extreme bounty of fish in Lake Superior. It was truly special. When I got up there I caught lake trout
More examples
- They released the trout after measuring it.
- She cooked two trout for dinner.
- The lake supports several kinds of trout.
Forms
trout · trouts
Similar words
- salmon
- A related fish, often associated with ocean migration.