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brown trout

–noun
a common trout, Salmo trutta, of northern European streams.

Origin:
1885–90
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brown trout  
n.  A European freshwater game fish (Salmo trutta) that is dark olive to purple-black above and yellow-brown with reddish spots on the sides. It is naturalized in North America.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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