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Definition of salmon

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Salmon (v.) Any one of several species of fishes of the genus Salmo and allied genera. The common salmon (Salmo salar) of Northern Europe and Eastern North America, and the California salmon, or quinnat, are the most important species. They are extensively preserved for food. See Quinnat..

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Catanadromous :: Catanadromous (a.) Ascending and descending fresh streams from and to the sea, as the salmon; anadromous..

Bull Trout :: Bull trout () The huso or salmon of the Danube.

Gray :: Gray (n.) An animal or thing of gray color, as a horse, a badger, or a kind of salmon..

Teleocephial :: Teleocephial (n. pl.) An extensive order of bony fishes including most of the common market species, as bass, salmon, cod, perch, etc..

Ichthulin :: Ichthulin (n.) A substance from the yolk of salmon's egg.

Anadromous :: Anadromous (a.) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc..

Smolt :: Smolt (n.) A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color..

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..

Salmonoid :: Salmonoid (n.) Any fish of the family Salmonidae.

Kipper :: Kipper (n.) A salmon split open, salted, and dried or smoked; -- so called because salmon after spawning were usually so cured, not being good when fresh..

Winninish :: Winninish (n.) The land-locked variety of the common salmon.

Hepper :: Hepper (n.) A young salmon; a parr.

Sprong :: Sprod (n.) A salmon in its second year.

Calver :: Calver (v. i.) To crimp; as, calvered salmon..

Skirling :: Skirling (n.) A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely.

Malacopterygii :: Malacopterygii (n. pl.) An order of fishes in which the fin rays, except the anterior ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely jointed, and not spiny. It includes the carp, pike, salmon, shad, etc. Called also Malacopteri..

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..

Quinnat :: Quinnat (n.) The California salmon (Oncorhynchus choicha); -- called also chouicha, king salmon, chinnook salmon, and Sacramento salmon. It is of great commercial importance..

Sea Salmon :: Sea salmon () The spotted squeteague.

Blueback :: Blueback (n.) A salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) of the Columbia River and northward.