salmon trout

salmon trout
Namaycush Nam"ay*cush, n. [Indian name.] (Zool.) A large North American lake trout ({Salvelinus namaycush}). It is usually spotted with red, and sometimes weighs over forty pounds. Called also {Mackinaw trout}, {lake trout}, {lake salmon}, {salmon trout}, {togue}, and {tuladi}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Salmon trout — Salmon Salm on (s[a^]m [u^]n), n.; pl. {Salmons} ( [u^]nz) or (collectively) {Salmon}. [OE. saumoun, salmon, F. saumon, fr. L. salmo, salmonis, perhaps from salire to leap. Cf. {Sally}, v.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of fishes of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • salmon trout — n. any of various trouts, as the rainbow trout …   English World dictionary

  • salmon trout — /ˈsæmən traʊt/ (say samuhn trowt) noun (plural salmon trout or salmon trouts) 1. → Australian salmon. 2. a European trout, Salmo trutta. 3. any large trout. Usage: For variation in the plural inflection, see note at fish1 …  

  • salmon trout — japoninė lašiša statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Oncorhynchus masu angl. cherry salmon; masu salmon; salmon trout rus. сима ryšiai: platesnis terminas – rytinės lašišos …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • Salmon Trout River — There are two streams named Salmon Trout River in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Marquette CountySalmon Trout River in the Huron Mountains of Marquette County is home to the endangered coaster brook trout. The river flows into …   Wikipedia

  • salmon trout — noun 1. flesh of marine trout that migrate from salt to fresh water • Syn: ↑sea trout • Hypernyms: ↑trout • Part Holonyms: ↑brown trout, ↑Salmo trutta 2. large fork tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United States …   Useful english dictionary

  • salmon trout — 1. a European trout, Salmo trutta. 2. the lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush. 3. the steelhead. 4. any large trout. [1350 1400; ME] * * * …   Universalium

  • salmon trout — noun a large trout or trout like fish, especially (Brit.) a sea trout …   English new terms dictionary

  • salmon trout — n. type of large trout found in the lakes of Canada and the northern United States …   English contemporary dictionary

  • salmon-trout — n. Sea trout, hirling (Salmo trutta) …   New dictionary of synonyms

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