white salmon
noun
the yellowtail, Seriola lalandei.
Origin of white salmon
1First recorded in 1605–15
Words Nearby white salmon
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How to use white salmon in a sentence
We could precure no provisions from those people except four white salmon trout.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark | Meriwether Lewis and William ClarkThat's why there are three Japanese to every white salmon fisherman on the British Columbia coast.
Poor Man's Rock | Bertrand W. SinclairAnd he was delighted as he looked at his parcel, in which there was caviare, cheese, and white salmon.
The Wife and Other Stories | Anton ChekhovOn the other hand, it is conceivable that Virginia boats caught "white salmon" in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Bounty of the Chesapeake | James WhartonThe name given in Cumberland to the Salmo albus, or white salmon.
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry Smyth
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