Definition of salmon

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Salmon (pl. ) of Salmo.

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Humpback :: Humpback (n.) A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the northwest coast of America..
Anadromous :: Anadromous (a.) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc..
Cruive :: Cruive (n.) A kind of weir or dam for trapping salmon; also, a hovel..
Isospondyli :: Isospondyli (n. pl.) An extensive order of fishes, including the salmons, herrings, and many allied forms..
Gravelling :: Gravelling (n.) A salmon one or two years old, before it has gone to sea..
Sprong :: Sprod (n.) A salmon in its second year.
Teleocephial :: Teleocephial (n. pl.) An extensive order of bony fishes including most of the common market species, as bass, salmon, cod, perch, etc..
Blueback :: Blueback (n.) A salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) of the Columbia River and northward.
Physostomi :: Physostomi (n. pl.) An order of fishes in which the air bladder is provided with a duct, and the ventral fins, when present, are abdominal. It includes the salmons, herrings, carps, catfishes, and others..
Landlocked :: Landlocked (a.) Confined to a fresh-water lake by reason of waterfalls or dams; -- said of fishes that would naturally seek the sea, after spawning; as, the landlocked salmon..
Huso :: Huso (n.) The huchen, a large salmon..
Gray :: Gray (n.) An animal or thing of gray color, as a horse, a badger, or a kind of salmon..
Trout :: Trout (n.) Any one of numerous species of fishes belonging to Salmo, Salvelinus, and allied genera of the family Salmonidae. They are highly esteemed as game fishes and for the quality of their flesh. All the species breed in fresh water, but after spawning many of them descend to the sea if they have an opportunity..
Botcher :: Botcher (n.) A young salmon; a grilse.
Gaff :: Gaff (v. t.) To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon..
Chouicha :: Chouicha (n.) The salmon of the Columbia River or California. See Quinnat.
Skirling :: Skirling (n.) A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely.
Bull Trout :: Bull trout () The huso or salmon of the Danube.
Sea Trout :: Sea trout () Any one of several species of true trouts which descend rivers and enter the sea after spawning, as the European bull trout and salmon trout, and the eastern American spotted trout..
Calver :: Calver (v. i.) To cut in slices and pickle, as salmon..
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