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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The state’s water plan is designed in part to save endangered fish species including Chinook salmon and Delta smelt from extinction in the environmentally sensitive ecosystem.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
Cotton Row is another dinnertime favorite serving oysters, salads, flavorful pastas, and entrees such as mushroom ravioli, beef short ribs, and hot honey salmon.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
Researchers at the University of New Mexico discovered communities of bacteria thriving in salmon and trout brains.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2025
Key streams that once produced ample salmon — including the lower Snake River — are dammed, which restricts access to and survival of the fish.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
Cotton Row is another dinnertime favorite serving oysters, salads, flavorful pastas, and entrees such as mushroom ravioli, beef short ribs, and hot honey salmon.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
Researchers at the University of New Mexico discovered communities of bacteria thriving in salmon and trout brains.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2025
Key streams that once produced ample salmon — including the lower Snake River — are dammed, which restricts access to and survival of the fish.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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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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