| brown trout n. A European freshwater game fish (Salmo trutta) that is dark olive to purple-black above and yellow-brown with reddish spots on the sides. It is naturalized in North America. |
brown trout
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a common brownish variety of the trout Salmo trutta that occurs in the rivers of N Europe and has been successfully introduced in North America Compare sea trout [1]
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| Noun | 1. |  brown trout - speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North Americagenus Salmo, Salmo - type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trout trout - any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons sea trout - silvery marine variety of brown trout that migrates to fresh water to spawn salmon trout, sea trout - flesh of marine trout that migrate from salt to fresh water |
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