salmon trout

noun

1

a

: a European sea trout (Salmo trutta)

b

: lake trout sense b

c

: any of numerous large trout of western North America: such as

(1)

: cutthroat trout

(2)

: steelhead trout

2

: a half-grown Australian salmon of the size preferred for food

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