landlocked salmon

noun

1. a variety of the Atlantic Ocean salmon, Salmo salar, confined to the freshwater lakes of New England and adjacent areas of Canada.

Word History and Origins

Origin of landlocked salmon¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

Some landlocked salmon have been introduced, but they are not adapted to North Dakota lakes and streams.

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John Denny said they were all onannaniche or landlocked salmon.

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Trout by nature, and landlocked salmon by artificial planting.

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