brown trout

noun

: a speckled European trout (Salmo trutta) widely introduced as a game fish

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The 2,444-acre reservoir is home to trophy-sized cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout, as well as northern pike. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026 Others include brown trout, chiselmouth, northern pike and Arctic grayling. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026 Montana The best river to float for rainbow and brown trout, Bighorn, in Bighorn County Montana, is easy to fish by either wading or riding in a boat. — Betsy Donley, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026 According to experts, wild brown trout are known to congregate around salmon pens to feed on surplus feed that falls through the net cages, otherwise known as cage-grazing. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for brown trout

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1726, in the meaning defined above

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brown trout

noun
: a speckled European trout widely introduced as a game fish

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