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troutlet

troutlet noun: a young trout.

Noun

troutlet (plural troutlet or troutlets)

  1. A young trout.
    • The brook beneath, thro’ which the troutlet shy / Shot swiftly on, and baffled all his skill;1816, James Brydges Willyams, The Influence of Genius, London: J. Hatchard, Part 1, stanza 37, p. 21
    • As, pent in an aquarium, the troutlet / Swims round and round his tank to find an outlet,1906, Ambrose Bierce, The Cynic’s Word Book, page 67
    Synonyms:
    troutling

Synonyms of troutlet

Forms of troutlet

pluraltroutlet
pluraltroutlets

Origin of troutlet

From trout + -let.

Questions about troutlet

What does troutlet mean?
Troutlet means a young trout.
What part of speech is troutlet?
Troutlet is a noun.
What is the plural of troutlet?
The plural of troutlet is troutlet.

Words near troutlet in the dictionary

  1. troutier
  2. troutiest
  3. troutiness
  4. trouting
  5. troutless
  6. troutlet
  7. troutlets
  8. troutlike
  9. troutling
  10. troutlings
  11. Troutman

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