Common name of Oncorhynchus clarkii
| Common name | Short-tailed trout |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | British Columbia |
| Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | 'Short-tailed', 'short', i.e., cut off, from Germanic 'skurtaz' from Indo-European base 'sker', i.e., cut, source of Latin 'curtus', i.e., short (source of English 'curt, curtail', German 'kurz', Dutch/Swedish/Danish 'kort', French 'court', Italian/Spanish 'corto', Rumanian 'scurt') (p. 475 in Ref. 11979); 'trout' from Middle English from Old English 'truht' from Low Latin 'trocta, tructa', i.e., a fish with sharp teeth, from Greek 'troktes', i.e., gnawer, from 'trogein', i.e., to gnaw (p. 1266 in Ref. 11978). Most anglers consider this fish of inferior sporting quality, it is a hard fighter and strikes a wide selection of lures (p. 182 in Ref. 1998). |