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.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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. Trout perch (Zoöl.), a small fresh-water American fish (Percopsis guttatus), allied to the trout, but resembling a perch in its scales and mouth.
TROUTBIRD
Trout"bird`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The American golden plover. [Local, U. S.]
TROUT-COLORED
Trout"-col`ored, a.
Defn: White, with spots of black, bay, or sorrel; as, a trout-colored horse.
TROUTLET
Trout"let, n.
Defn: A little trout; a troutling. Hood.
TROUTLING
Trout"ling, n.