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redband

redband noun: any member of several subspecies of rainbow trout (O. m. gairdneri, O. m. newberrii, O. m. stonei).

Noun

redband (plural redbands)

  1. Any member of several subspecies of rainbow trout (O. m. gairdneri, O. m. newberrii, O. m. stonei).
    • The Warner Lakes redband lives mostly in Oregon, but for the purposes of the challenge, of course, you have to catch your fish in California.2020, James Pogue, “Redbands”, in California Fly Fisher

Adjective

redband (not comparable)

  1. Of trout: having the larger spots and crimson stripe associated with the redband subspecies.
  2. Of a movie trailer: containing content intended for adult audiences only.
    • Watch the extremely NSFW – well, most of us are working from home these days, but still — redband trailer below2020, Jeff Sneider, ‘Possessor’ Trailer: Get an Extremely NSFW Look at Andrea Riseborough’s New Thriller

Forms of redband

pluralredbands

Words formed from redband

  • redband trailer
  • redband trout

Questions about redband

What does redband mean?
Redband means any member of several subspecies of rainbow trout (O. m. gairdneri, O. m. newberrii, O. m. stonei).
What part of speech is redband?
Redband can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of redband?
The plural of redband is redbands.

Words near redband in the dictionary

  1. redbaiter
  2. redbaiters
  3. redbaiting
  4. redbaits
  5. Redban
  6. redband
  7. redbands
  8. Redbank
  9. redbay
  10. redbays
  11. Redbeard

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