As nouns the difference between trout and whitefish
is that
trout is any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once while
whitefish is any of many fish.
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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, title=( The Celebrity), chapter=8
, passage=Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout -streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Michael Arlen), title=“Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days, chapter=3/19/2 citation
, passage=“This morning,” he said, “We will fish, Turner. We will cast for trout so that we may catch grayling.”}}
An elderly woman of dubious sensibilities.
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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.
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whitefish Noun
(en-noun)
Any of many fish.
# Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus , used as food.
# Any of several other fish, such as whiting or menhaden.
# (fisheries) Any of several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly cod, whiting, and haddock, as opposed to the oily or pelagic fishes.
The beluga (both the sturgeon and the whale)
Derived terms
* common whitefish
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