steelhead

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steelhead

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From steel + head.

noun steelheads · 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.
The ruddy duck.

Similar: steelhead salmon

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@misc{steelhead_2026,
  title = {steelhead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/steelhead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}