Salmon Meaning and Definition
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Word: Salmon
How to pronounce: ˈsæmən
Noun
Definitions:
1. A large edible fish that is a popular game fish, much prized for its pink flesh. Salmon mature in the sea but migrate to freshwater streams to spawn.
Example sentences: "Grilse salmon and sea trout spawn in Miller Beck along with brown trout, and enter it from the River Leven after swimming in from Morecambe Bay."
2. Any of a number of fishes that resemble the true salmons.
Example sentences: "The best fish to use is Cape salmon (gelbeck) and cod (hyabeljou), but smock or other firm-fleshed fish may also be used."
3. A pale pinkish orange color.
Example sentences: "Cotton checked throw in cream and salmon pink"
Synonyms:
atlantic salmon
lox
pink salmon
humpback
gorbuscha
red salmon
sockeye
king salmon
chinook
lax
sockeye salmon
blueback
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Spanish: Salmon
German: Lachs
French: Saumon
Italian: Salmone
Turkish: Somon rengi