Found 1 hit - Term: trout perch, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
trout \trout\ trout, n. as. truht, l. tructa, tructus; akin
to gr. trw`kths a sea fish with sharp teeth, fr. trw`gein to
gnaw.
1. zool. any one of numerous species of fishes belonging to
salmo, salvelinus, and allied genera of the family
salmonidae. they are highly esteemed as game fishes and
for the quality of their flesh. all the species breed in
fresh water, but after spawning many of them descend to
the sea if they have an opportunity.
1913 webster
1913 webster
note: the most important european species are the river, or
brown, trout salmo fario, the salmon trout, and the
sewen. the most important american species are the
brook, speckled, or red-spotted, trout salvelinus
fontinalis of the northern united states and canada;
the red-spotted trout, or dolly varden see malma;
the lake trout see namaycush; the black-spotted,
mountain, or silver, trout salmo purpuratus; the
golden, or rainbow, trout see under rainbow; the
blueback trout see oquassa; and the salmon trout
see under salmon. the european trout has been
introduced into america.
1913 webster
2. zool. any one of several species of marine fishes more
or less resembling a trout in appearance or habits, but
not belonging to the same family, especially the
california rock trouts, the common squeteague, and the
southern, or spotted, squeteague; -- called also
salt-water trout, sea trout, shad trout, and gray
trout. see squeteague, and rock trout under rock.
1913 webster
trout perch zool., a small fresh-water american fish
percopsis guttatus, allied to the trout, but
resembling a perch in its scales and mouth.
1913 webster
see also:
salmo salvelinus salmonidae salmo fario salvelinus fontinalis malma
namaycush salmo purpuratus rainbow oquassa salmon
salt-water trout sea trout shad trout gray trout squeteague
rock trout rock trout perch percopsis guttatus
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Perch, definition of term: Perch
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Trout, definition of term: Trout
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Sea Trout, definition of term: Sea Trout
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Rainbow Trout, definition of term: Rainbow Trout
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Pike Perch, definition of term: Pike Perch
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Golden Trout, definition of term: Golden Trout
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Brown Trout, definition of term: Brown Trout
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