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salmon

[ sam-uhn ]

noun

plural salmons, (especially collectively) salmon
  1. a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
  2. any of several salmonoid food fishes of the genus Oncorhynchus, inhabiting the North Pacific Ocean.
  3. a light yellowish-pink.


adjective

  1. of the color salmon.

salmon

/ ˈ²õ泾ə²Ô /

noun

  1. any soft-finned fish of the family Salmonidae, esp Salmo salar of the Atlantic and Oncorhynchus species (sockeye, Chinook, etc) of the Pacific, which are important food fishes. They occur in cold and temperate waters and many species migrate to fresh water to spawn
  2. any of several unrelated fish, esp the Australian salmon
  3. short for salmon pink
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ²¹±ô³¾î€ƒo²Ô·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of salmon1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English salmoun, samoun, from Anglo-French from Old French saumon, or directly from Latin ²õ²¹±ô³¾Å²Ô-, stem of ²õ²¹±ô³¾Å
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of salmon1

C13: from Old French saumon, from Latin ²õ²¹±ô³¾Å; related to Late Latin salar trout
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The River Usk is a designated special area of conservation protected by law, due to its importance for rare wildlife including the Atlantic salmon, which is threatened with extinction from Wales.

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The UK food and drink industry exports a couple of billion pounds worth of goods to the US every year, satisfying Americans's taste for specialist products like smoked salmon, Scotch whisky and artisan cheeses.

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The US President unveiled plans at the White House which will see the import tax apply at varying rates for different countries, affecting products like whisky and salmon.

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I made homemade pesto pasta with salmon for dinner and a sweet potato hash topped with a runny egg for breakfast.

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The River Usk is a designated special area of conservation protected by law due to its importance for rare wildlife including the Atlantic salmon, which is threatened with extinction from Wales.

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