brook trout

brook·trout

noun

A fish of the species Salvelinus fontinalis.

Similar
eastern brook troutbrook charrspeckled troutsquaretailmud troutcoaster troutcoasterSalvelinus fontinalis
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Meanings

nounbrook trout (plural brook trout or brook trouts)

plural brook trouts

  1. A fish of the species Salvelinus fontinalis.

    Synonyms: eastern brook trout, brook charr, speckled trout, squaretail, mud trout, coaster trout, coaster

  2. UKA fish of the subspecies Salmo trutta fario, the brown trout.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fish of the species Salvelinus fontinalis.

Similar
eastern brook troutbrook charrspeckled troutsquaretailmud troutcoaster troutcoaster

More synonyms by meaning

nouna delicious freshwater food fish

Similar
speckled trout
Broader
freshwater fish

nounNorth American freshwater trout; introduced in Europe

Similar
speckled troutSalvelinus fontinalis
Broader
trout
Also see
speckled trout

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian сивен
  • сивен (siven)Salvelinus fontinalis
Catalan truita de rierol
  • truita de rierolSalvelinus fontinalis
Finnish puronieriä, purotaimen
  • puronieriäSalvelinus fontinalis
  • purotaimenSalmo trutta fario (brown trout)
French truite mouchetée, saumon de fontaine
  • truite mouchetéeSalvelinus fontinalis
  • saumon de fontaineSalvelinus fontinalis
  • omble de fontaineSalvelinus fontinalis
German Bachsaibling, Bachforelle
  • BachsaiblingSalvelinus fontinalis
  • BachforelleSalmo trutta fario (brown trout)
Japanese 河鱒
  • 河鱒 (kawamasu)Salvelinus fontinalis
Norwegian bekkerøye, bekkerøyr
  • bekkerøyeSalvelinus fontinalis
  • bekkerøyrSalvelinus fontinalis
Polish pstrąg źródlany, pstrąg potokowy
  • pstrąg źródlanySalvelinus fontinalis
  • pstrąg potokowySalmo trutta fario (brown trout)
Russian америка́нская па́лия, ручьева́я форе́ль
  • америка́нская па́лия (amerikánskaja pálija)Salvelinus fontinalis
  • ручьева́я форе́ль (ručʹjevája forélʹ)Salmo trutta fario (brown trout)
Swedish bäckröding
  • bäckrödingSalvelinus fontinalis
Cite this entry
APA

brook trout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brook%20trout

MLA

“brook trout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brook%20trout. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brook trout,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brook%20trout.

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