Steelhead \Steel"head`\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) A North Pacific salmon ({Salmo Gairdneri})
found from Northern California to Siberia; -- called also
{hardhead}, and {preesil}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The ruddy duck.
Salmo gairdneri
n : found in Pacific coastal waters and streams from lower
California to Alaska [syn: {rainbow trout}]