Trout

Trout

Trout is the name for a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the genera Oncorhynchus, Salmo and Salvelinus, all of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae. The word trout is also used as part of the name of some non-salmonid fish such as Cynoscion nebulosus, the spotted seatrout or speckled trout.

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Famous quotes containing the word trout:

    “All those girls
    who wore the red shoes,
    each boarded a train that would not stop.
    Stations flew by like suitors and would not stop.
    They all danced like trout on the hook.
    They were played with.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “The heart beats thick,
    Big trout muscle out of the dead cold;”
    —Ted Hughes (b. 1930)

    “There’s no taking trout with dry breeches.”
    —Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616)