rainbow trout


noun

a trout, Salmo gairdnerii, native in the coastal waters and streams from Baja California to Alaska, used as a food and game fish.

Origin of rainbow trout

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

British Dictionary definitions for rainbow trout

rainbow trout

noun

a freshwater trout of North American origin, Salmo gairdneri, having a body marked with many black spots and two longitudinal red stripes