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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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Nearby words

  1. landis, kenesaw mountain,
  2. landlady,
  3. landless,
  4. landline,
  5. landlocked,
  6. landloper,
  7. landlord,
  8. landlordism,
  9. landlordly,
  10. landlouper

Origin of landlocked salmon

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Also called lake salmon.
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