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Meaning of SEA TROUT

Pronunciation:  see trawt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  silvery marine variety of brown trout that migrates to fresh water to spawn
  2. [n]  any of several sciaenid fishes of North American coastal waters
  3. [n]  flesh of marine trout that migrate from salt to fresh water
 
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 Synonyms: salmon trout
 
 See Also: brown trout, brown trout, Cynoscion nebulosus, Cynoscion regalis, Salmo trutta, Salmo trutta, salmon trout, sciaenid, sciaenid fish, spotted sea trout, spotted squeateague, spotted weakfish, trout, weakfish

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sea" trout`\ (Zo["o]l.)
(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 {Chirid[ae]}, especially
    {Hexagrammus decagrammus}; -- called also {spotted rock
    trout}. See {Rock trout}, under {Rock}.
(d) A California sci[ae]noid fish ({Cynoscion nobilis}); --
    called also {white sea bass}.
 
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