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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A salmon (
Salmo mykiss , syn.Salmo purpuratus ) marked with black spots and a red throat, found in most of the rivers from Alaska to the Colorado River, and in Siberia; -- called alsoblack-spotted trout ,cutthroat trout , andredthroat trout .
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Examples
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The species name mykiss, published in 1792, was the first applied to any rainbow trout.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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The species name mykiss, published in 1792, was the first applied to any rainbow trout.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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The species name mykiss, published in 1792, was the first applied to any rainbow trout.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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The species name mykiss, published in 1792, was the first applied to any rainbow trout.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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These fish are the same rainbow trout species (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
Great Lakers Not Steelhead? Tim Romano 2007
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The genetics and life cycles of mykiss are highly complicated and variable - the only simple distinction is that those that go to sea are called "steelhead" and all the other ones aren't.
Great Lakers Not Steelhead? Tim Romano 2007
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Six exotic species of fish have been introduced, including brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis, lake trout S. namycush, brown trout Salmo trutta, rainbow trout Oncorhyncus mykiss and lakechub Couecius plumbeus.
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Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) are usually considered a true salmon, but unlike other Pacific salmon, they do not always die after spawning.
Salmon decline in western North America~ historical context 2009
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Several species, such as native Atlantic salmon and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and introduced brown trout and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), are very likely to extend their ranges northward.
Climate change effects on arctic freshwater fish populations 2009
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Native aquatic systems were altered in diversity and trophic structure by the introduction of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss in the 1970's.
frogapplause commented on the word mykiss
A salmon (Salmo mykiss, syn. Salmo purpuratus) marked with black spots and a red throat, found in most of the rivers from Alaska to the Colorado River, and in Siberia; -- called also black-spotted trout, cutthroat trout, and redthroat trout.
April 18, 2011