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| salm·on [ sámmən ] (plural salm·on or salm·ons) |
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1. sea fish that spawns in rivers: a large food fish with soft fins that spends most of its life in the ocean but migrates up freshwater rivers to spawn. Native to: northern Atlantic, northern Pacific. Family Salmonidae. Genera Salmo, Oncorhynchus.
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2. food salmon as food: the red or pink flesh of salmon as food
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3. colors
Same as salmon pink
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| [13th century. Via French< Latin salmon-] |
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  salm·on adjective |
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