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Trout vs Fingerling - What's the difference?

trout | fingerling |

As nouns the difference between trout and fingerling

is that trout is any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once while fingerling is a young salmon or trout.

As a verb trout

is to (figuratively) slap someone with a slimy, stinky, wet trout; to admonish jocularly.

As a proper noun Trout

is {{surname|lang=en}.

trout

English

Noun

(wikipedia trout) (en-noun)
  • Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.
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  • An elderly woman of dubious sensibilities.
  • Derived terms

    * brown trout * rainbow trout * salmon trout * Sevan trout

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To (figuratively) slap someone with a slimy, stinky, wet trout ; to admonish jocularly.
  • fingerling

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A young salmon or trout.
  • A type of small potato grown primarily in North America.
  • Any finger-sized version of something typically larger.