salmon


Definition: Meaning of, salmon in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsamən /

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  1. [countable] plural salmon a large fish with silver skin and pink flesh that lives in the sea but swims up rivers to lay its eggs
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  2. [uncountable] this fish eaten as food
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  3. [uncountable] a pink-orange colour
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Salmon


Definition: Meaning of, Salmon in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsæmən /

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  1. a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho
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Salmon used in phrases

  • Atlantic salmon (noun)
    1. found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning
    2. fatty pink flesh of fish from northern coastal Atlantic; usually marketed fresh
  • Dawson River salmon (noun)
    1. a species of large fish found in Australian rivers
  • Nova Scotia salmon (noun)
    1. brine-cured salmon that is less salty than most; sometimes sugar is also used in the curing
  • Nova salmon (noun)
    1. brine-cured salmon that is less salty than most; sometimes sugar is also used in the curing
  • Nova style salmon (noun)
    1. brine-cured salmon that is less salty than most; sometimes sugar is also used in the curing
  • Salmon Portland Chase (noun)
    1. 1808-1873 united States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court
  • Salmon River (noun)
    1. a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho
  • beaked salmon (noun)
    1. fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand
  • blueback salmon (noun)
    1. small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning
  • chinook salmon (noun)
    1. pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
    2. large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
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