brown trout

noun

1. a common trout, Salmo trutta, of northern European streams.

brown trout

noun

1. a common brownish variety of the trout Salmo trutta that occurs in the rivers of N Europe and has been successfully introduced in North America Compare sea trout

Word History and Origins

Origin of brown trout¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Researchers analysed brown trout at 71 sites in Britain and Ireland, where many rivers contain metal washed out from disused mines.

From Science Daily

I watch a brown trout mistake the flitting shadow of a dragonfly for the thing itself and dart to the surface.

From Literature

There were also "quite a few" larger dead specimens including chub, barbel and brown trout that had been seen.

From BBC

The river is used for breeding Atlantic salmon and is home to native wild brown trout and smaller species like bullheads and loaches.

From BBC

Natural river features such as riffles - shallower, faster moving sections of a stream - have been restored to attract white-clawed crayfish and brown trout.

From BBC