Also means
stream trout
Usage Note
Bachforelle (Salmo trutta fario) is the wild, stream-dwelling form of the brown trout, native to cold, clear mountain streams. It is a popular sport fish; its presence indicates good water quality.
Examples
"Im klaren Gebirgsbach sah man Bachforellen im Kies laichen."
Natural Translation
In the clear mountain stream one could see brown trout spawning in the gravel.
Literal Translation
In-the clear mountain-stream saw one brown-trout in-the gravel spawning.
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