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noun

Sea trout n. (Zool.)

(a)

Any one of several species of true trouts which descend rivers and enter the sea after spawning, as the European bull trout and salmon trout, and the eastern American spotted trout.

(b)

The common squeteague, and the spotted squeteague.

(c)

A California fish of the family Chiridae, especially Hexagrammus decagrammus; called also spotted rock trout. See Rock trout, under Rock.

(d)

A California sciaenoid fish (Cynoscion nobilis); called also white sea bass.

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"Sea trout" Quotes from Famous Books

... country round as a cook, and she excelled herself that afternoon. Bishop is a crank on truck gardening, and the vegetables served would have taken prizes in any exhibit. A delicious soup was followed by a baked sea trout—I must not forget to ask Mrs. Bishop ...

— John Henry Smith - A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life • Frederick Upham Adams

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