sea trout

sea·trout

or sea trout  (sē′trout′)

n.

1.

a. See weakfish.

b. Any of several fishes of the same genus (Cynoscion) as the weakfish.

2. Any of several trouts or similar fishes that live in the sea but migrate to fresh water to spawn.

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sea trout

or

seatrout

n

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

2. (Animals) 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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sea′ trout`

n.

1. any of various species of trout inhabiting salt water, as the salmon trout, Salmo trutta.

2. any of several fishes of the genus Cynoscion.

[1735–45]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sea trout - flesh of marine trout that migrate from salt to fresh water salmon trout brown trout, Salmo trutta, salmon trout - speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America trout - flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
	2.	sea trout - any of several sciaenid fishes of North American coastal waters sciaenid, sciaenid fish - widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound Cynoscion regalis, weakfish - food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out Cynoscion nebulosus, spotted sea trout, spotted squeateague, spotted weakfish - weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States
	3.	sea trout - silvery marine variety of brown trout that migrates to fresh water to spawn brown trout, Salmo trutta, salmon trout - speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America

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