smolt
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of smolt
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; perhaps akin to smelt 2
Example Sentences
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After they hatch, the baby fry and juveniles, called smolt, begin migrating downstream, typically via San Francisco Bay, and out to sea.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024
On a recent morning in March, while dew was still on the road, there occurred the salmon smolt mishap of Northeast Oregon.
From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2024
Developmental stages—the transitions between the eggs, fry, parr, smolt, and returning salmon—are governed by changes in water temperature, and warmer waters can disrupt the salmon’s life cycle by triggering stunted growth or premature hatching.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 7, 2019
In an adjacent room were seven corresponding raceways filled with sockeye smolt, which had grown from eggs picked almost exactly 12 months ago.
From Washington Times • Oct. 6, 2018
Having now exhibited the progress of the salmon fry from the ovum to the smolt, our next step shall be to show the connexion of the latter with the grilse.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 by Various
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