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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Salmon, mackerel, sardines, rainbow trout, and anchovies are five of the healthiest fish to eat. —

Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024 How about experiments on the swimming ability of a dead rainbow trout or that time biologists tried to startle cows by popping paper bags by their heads? —

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024 Book a boat ride on the Desert Belle, relax at the boat-in campsites at the eastern end of the lake or fish for everything from rainbow trout to bass, channel catfish and more. —

Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2024 So Liao et al. used a dead rainbow trout that had ceased to be. —

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rainbow trout