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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

One of the species that would benefit, it said was Atlantic salmon, which faced challenges in getting upstream to spawn.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

After often years at sea, adult Atlantic salmon swim thousands of miles to return to the chalk streams where they were born.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Sewage spills into a Hampshire river could threaten the future of Atlantic salmon, an MP has warned.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

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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