salmon

[sam-uhn]

noun

plural

salmons ,

plural

salmon .

1. a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.

2. landlocked salmon.

3. any of several salmonoid food fishes of the genus Oncorhynchus, inhabiting the North Pacific Ocean.

4. a light yellowish-pink.

adjective

1. of the color salmon.

salmon

/ ˈsæmən /

noun

1. any soft-finned fish of the family Salmonidae, esp Salmo salar of the Atlantic and Oncorhynchus species (sockeye, Chinook, etc) of the Pacific, which are important food fishes. They occur in cold and temperate waters and many species migrate to fresh water to spawn

2. any of several unrelated fish, esp the Australian salmon

3. short for salmon pink

Other Word Forms

• salmonlike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of salmon¹

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English salmoun, samoun, from Anglo-French from Old French saumon, or directly from Latin salmōn-, stem of salmō

Word History and Origins

Origin of salmon¹

C13: from Old French saumon, from Latin salmō; related to Late Latin salar trout

Example Sentences

A salmon farming firm at the centre of cruelty claims has lost the Royal Warrant it has held for 35 years.

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Most of the starters — salmon tartare with quinoa, meat sushi and beef carpaccio topped with Parmesan — didn’t wow us, despite their theatrical presentation.

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The estate is home to rare wildlife, including curlew, mountain bumblebees, lapwings, red squirrels, cuckoo and merlin, as well as Atlantic salmon and critically endangered eels, but the conservationists say nature could be richer still.

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Delgado chalks up his health to the fact that he’s been a pescatarian for 45 years, with a penchant for salmon, avocados, quinoa and garbanzo beans, and that he prioritizes hydration.

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Another study found that eating salmon produced a stronger muscle-building response than consuming a processed blend with the same nutrients in identical proportions.

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