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rainbow trout
noun
: a large stout-bodied salmonid fish (Oncorhynchus mykiss synonym Salmo gairdneri) of western North America that is related to the Pacific salmon and is typically greenish above and white on the belly with a pink, red, or lavender stripe along each side of the body and with profuse black dots compare steelhead
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The property also has two ponds and a 40-acre private reservoir that is stocked with rainbow trout that have grown up to 20 to 25 inches long, Deakin said.
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Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2025
You can get smoked salmon, rainbow trout, or Atlantic salmon.
—Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
To fill the lakes, stocks of rainbow trout, golden trout, brown, brook and cutthroat trout, along with Atlantic salmon and grayling were brought in.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
Both brown and rainbow trout can be found at depths of 15 to 20 feet and are especially active in late winter and early spring.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
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Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2025
You can get smoked salmon, rainbow trout, or Atlantic salmon.
—Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
To fill the lakes, stocks of rainbow trout, golden trout, brown, brook and cutthroat trout, along with Atlantic salmon and grayling were brought in.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
Both brown and rainbow trout can be found at depths of 15 to 20 feet and are especially active in late winter and early spring.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rainbow trout
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“Rainbow trout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainbow%20trout. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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