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white salmon

American  

noun

  1. the yellowtail, Seriola lalandei.


Etymology

Origin of white salmon

First recorded in 1605–15


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There’s white salmon ragu and English peas in the center, and the fried rice pyramid is served over a tart Meyer lemon sauce. 

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2016

One day he drove an open car on an exploring trip past Puget Sound inlets, where white salmon trollers and log booms lay moored.

From Time Magazine Archive

And the caviare, the cheese, and the white salmon were eaten by the two dark gentlemen and the fat actor.

From The Wife, and other stories by Constance Garnett

On the other hand, it is conceivable that Virginia boats caught "white salmon" in the Atlantic Ocean.

From The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia by James Wharton

And he was delighted as he looked at his parcel, in which there was caviare, cheese, and white salmon.

From The Wife, and other stories by Constance Garnett

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