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Atlantic salmon

American

noun

a valuable food and game fish, Salmo salar, mainly of northern coastal Atlantic waters or, when spawning, in freshwater streams that are tributaries to the ocean.

Etymology

Origin of Atlantic salmon

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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Park Chalet in San Francisco offers Atlantic salmon and a $16 flatiron steak that diners say is “prepared exactly like the adult portion.”

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

PhD researcher Ed Noyes, who studies Atlantic salmon in the Severn catchment, said there had been a "real decline" in the river in recent years.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Marine animals face similar challenges: beluga whales have documented gastrointestinal cancers, while farmed Atlantic salmon experience cardiomyopathy syndrome.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2025

The sighting of Atlantic salmon in part of a river in Derbyshire has been called "extraordinary" by conservationists.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

Runs of spawning Atlantic salmon, short- nose sturgeon, striped bass, and American shad annually filled the harbor.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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