brown trout
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- noun
- /braʊn traʊt/
:
trucha marrón
- The brown trout flapped its dorsal fin and splashed back into the water.
- brown trout population
Examples
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And kingfishers swooped and darted about, their shadows racing over the brown trout.
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Because they play a vital role in the food chain, Nathan wanted to determine the effect of managed fishing on the brown trout population.
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Almost a month ago now, I caught a brown trout that was larger than any I have ever taken with a fly rod.
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His research showed that managed fishing did not affect the age or condition of brown trout populations.
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The Board also found that the Black River supports populations of brown, brook, and rainbow trout, and that brown trout was the principal sport fishing species in the river that might be affected by the withdrawals.
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For the next two days, we had the best fishing I have ever experienced for very big brown trout, catching thirty-plus fish a day on both dry flies and egg patterns, with most of the fish averaging twenty inches or larger.
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Anglers report healthy rainbow and brown trout all along the river.
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Many anglers enjoy fishing for brown trout because they are relatively wary and a challenge to catch.
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Boat anglers are doing well for brown trout while trolling with planer boards and body baits.
Synonyms
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A freshwater fish like a salmon that people often eat
A brown trout with dark spots from Europe that lives in rivers and people often catch for sport
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a trout that is brown in color' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'brown' (a color adjective) with 'trout' (a freshwater fish). This simple adjective+noun compound follows a transparent, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Brown trout simply describes the fish: a trout with brown skin and dark spots that hides among river stones. So the phrase refers to this particular 'type' of trout found in rivers and lakes.