Salmon Meaning and Definition


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Salmon meaning

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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Salmon in Other Languages...

Spanish: Salmon

German: Lachs

French: Saumon

Italian: Salmone

Turkish: Somon rengi


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