landlocked salmon
noun
a variety of the Atlantic Ocean salmon, Salmo salar, confined to the freshwater lakes of New England and adjacent areas of Canada.
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Also called lake salmon.
Origin of landlocked salmon
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Words nearby landlocked salmon
land legs, ländler, landless, landline, landlocked, landlocked salmon, landloper, landlord, landlordism, landlubber, landman
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