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salmon

salm·on [ sámmən ] (plural salm·on or salm·ons)


noun 
Definition:
 
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.

2. food salmon as food: the red or pink flesh of salmon as food

3. colors 
Same as  salmon pink


[13th century. Via French< Latin salmon-]

salm·on adjective
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