plural salmon also salmons
1
a
: a large anadromous salmonid fish (Salmo salar) of the North Atlantic noted as a game and food fish
called also Atlantic salmon
b
: any of various anadromous salmonid fishes other than the salmon
especially
: pacific salmon
c
: a fish (such as a barramundi) resembling a salmon
2
: the variable color of salmon's flesh averaging a strong yellowish pink
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Treatments for abnormal ferritin levels may include eating iron-rich foods like lean salmon, leafy green vegetables, and beans.
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
The entrees are turkey with gravy and corn bread stuffing, prime rib, and plank-roasted salmon.
—Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
So, foods like salmon, high in anti-inflammatory compounds such as omega-3, can help bring balance.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
Plus, the enormous baby has a healthy appetite, feasting on 25 fish—sand whiting, rainbow trout and salmon—each day.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
The entrees are turkey with gravy and corn bread stuffing, prime rib, and plank-roasted salmon.
—Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
So, foods like salmon, high in anti-inflammatory compounds such as omega-3, can help bring balance.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
Plus, the enormous baby has a healthy appetite, feasting on 25 fish—sand whiting, rainbow trout and salmon—each day.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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salmon
noun
salm·on
ˈsam-ən 
plural salmon also salmons
1
: any of various large food and game fishes that are related to the trouts, have reddish or pinkish flesh, live in oceans or large lakes, and swim up rivers or streams to deposit or fertilize eggs: as
a
: one of the northern Atlantic that does not die after breeding
called also Atlantic salmon
b
: any of several fishes (as the Chinook salmon) of the northern Pacific that usually die after breeding
called also Pacific salmon
2
Geographical Definition
Salmon
geographical name
Salm·on
ˈsa-mən
river 420 miles (676 kilometers) long in central Idaho flowing into the Snake River
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