"steelhead" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: steelheads [plural], steelhead [plural]
Etymology: steel + head Etymology templates: {{compound|en|steel|head}} steel + head Head templates: {{en-noun|s|steelhead}} steelhead (plural steelheads or steelhead)
  1. The anadromous form of the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss.
    Sense id: en-steelhead-en-noun-WXXx0nOt
  2. The ruddy duck. Categories (lifeform): Ducks, Salmonids
    Sense id: en-steelhead-en-noun-Af25K24u Disambiguation of Ducks: 16 84 Disambiguation of Salmonids: 32 68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: steelhead salmon [fish, ichthyology, zoology, biology, natural-sciences]

Inflected forms

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