redband

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noun

Any member of several subspecies of rainbow trout (O. m. gairdneri, O. m. newberrii, O. m. stonei).

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounredband (plural redbands)

plural redbands

  1. Any member of several subspecies of rainbow trout (O. m. gairdneri, O. m. newberrii, O. m. stonei).

    The Warner Lakes redband lives mostly in Oregon, but for the purposes of the challenge, of course, you have to catch your fish in California.

    2020, James Pogue, “Redbands”, in California Fly Fisher
adjectiveredband (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf trout: having the larger spots and crimson stripe associated with the redband subspecies.
  2. not comparableOf a movie trailer: containing content intended for adult audiences only.

    Watch the extremely NSFW – well, most of us are working from home these days, but still — redband trailer below

    2020, Jeff Sneider, ‘Possessor’ Trailer: Get an Extremely NSFW Look at Andrea Riseborough’s New Thriller

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APA

redband. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redband

MLA

“redband.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redband. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redband,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redband.

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