pink salmon

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noun

a small Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, distinguished by its small scales and long anal fin and by the bright red spawning coloration of males, occurring from California to Alaska and in waters of Japan: fished commercially and for sport.

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Also called humpback salmon.

Origin of pink salmon

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby pink salmon

pink lady, pink noise, pin knot, pinko, pinkroot, pink salmon, pink slip, Pinkster, pinkster flower, pink stern, pink tea

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How to use pink salmon in a sentence

Chickens require significantly less land, water, and energy than all other meat options except farmed salmon.
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Twin girls, Greta and Grace, run around the floor in circles, wearing pink playsuits with tiny pink wings attached.
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Plus, the Spey, one of the most famous salmon rivers in the world, bordered the south side of the estate.
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You will find one of the best places on earth to go salmon fishing.
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She is smiling, a pink-striped hat on her head and a mini rainbow lollipop sticking out of her mouth.
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The pink flowers are the largest while those of a yellow color are the smallest.
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That poor, pretty creature, starving, in her charming pink dress and hat of roses.
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In fact, on the palm a small drop of blood showed distinctly against the firm, pink flesh.
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"I am sorry," she replied instead, not saying a word about the poor little toes which the pretty pink lady had crushed.
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Her eyes were not nearly as soft as they had been, while she picked up the hanging folds of pink cloth, and went on.
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British Dictionary definitions for pink salmon

pink salmon

noun

any salmon having pale pink flesh, esp Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, of the Pacific Ocean

the flesh of such a fish

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