salmon
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.salm·on
noun \ˈsa-mən\ plural salmon also salmons
Definition of SALMON
1
a : a large anadromous salmonid fish (Salmo salar) of the North Atlantic noted as a game and food fish —called also Atlantic salmon b : any of various anadromous salmonid fishes other than the salmon; especially : pacific salmon c : a fish (as a barramundi) resembling a salmon
2
: the variable color of salmon's flesh averaging a strong yellowish pink
See Origin of SALMON
Middle English samon, from Anglo-French salmon, samon, from Latin salmon-, salmo
First Known Use: 13th century
Salm·on
geographical name \ˈsa-mən\Definition of SALMON
river 420 miles (676 kilometers) cen Idaho flowing into Snake River
salmon
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Name that originally referred to the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and now also refers to six species of Pacific salmon (genus Oncorhynchus, family Salmonidae): chum, chinook, pink, and sockeye salmon; coho; and the cherry salmon (O. masu) of Japan. Adult salmon live at sea, then migrate, fighting rapids and leaping high falls, to the stream where they hatched to spawn. Pacific salmon die soon after spawning; many Atlantic salmon live to spawn again. See also trout.
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