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taraute

1. (loan) (noun) trout, rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), brown trout (Oncorhynchus trutta) - introduced freshwater fish highly valued for food and game.

He haere tonu tana mahi ki ngā roto o Waihora, o Wairewa, me te hāpua o Wainono ki te hopu kātaha, taraute me te kōkopu (TTR 1996:71). / She regularly visited Waihora (Lake Ellesmere), Wairewa (Lake Forsyth) and Wainono Lagoon to catch herring, trout and kōkopu.

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