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

landis, kenesaw mountain, landlady, landless, landline, landlocked, landlocked salmon, landloper, landlord, landlordism, landlordly, landlouper

Origin of landlocked salmon

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Also called lake salmon.

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