steelhead
steelhead noun: the anadromous form of the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss.
Noun
steelhead (plural steelheads or steelhead)
- The anadromous form of the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss.
- She tried the same cast several times. I signaled her to switch flies. After two such changes we still couldn't move the fish. Some steelhead are biters; some are not.2007, John Shewey, On the Fly Guide to the Northwest, page 79
- The researchers compared three groups of steelheads: fish born of two wild parents and reared in the wild; first-generation captive fish (born of two wild parents and reared in captivity); and second-generation captive fish (with one captive-bred parent).2007 October 9, Henry Fountain, “Downside to Breeding Fish in Captivity Shows Up Early”, in New York Times
- The ruddy duck.
steelhead meaning in Tamil
steelhead in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Synonyms of steelhead
- steelhead salmon
Forms of steelhead
| plural | steelheads |
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| plural | steelhead |
Origin of steelhead
From steel + head.
Words formed from steelhead
Questions about steelhead
- What does steelhead mean?
- Steelhead means the anadromous form of the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss.
- What is steelhead in Tamil?
- Steelhead in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Steelhead meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is steelhead?
- Steelhead is a noun.
- What is the plural of steelhead?
- The plural of steelhead is steelheads.
Words near steelhead in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: steelhead (page history and authors); steelhead (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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