steelhead

English

Etymology

steel +‎ head

Noun

steelhead (plural steelheads or steelhead)

1. The anadromous form of the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss.
   • 2007, John Shewey, On the Fly Guide to the Northwest (page 79)

     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 October 9, Henry Fountain, “Downside to Breeding Fish in Captivity Shows Up Early”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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).

2. The ruddy duck.

Synonyms

• (fish): steelhead salmon

See also

• steelhead on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• lead sheet