called also Atlantic salmon
Examples of salmon in a Sentence
Sydney Page, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Residents, meanwhile, stick to fish — primarily Chinook salmon.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
The final pièce de résistance is the salmon roe garnish, which adds another fun textural element to the dish.
—Abi Balingit, Saveur, 28 Mar. 2024
The Farmhouse Restaurant at Fair Oaks Farms A special Easter brunch buffet, with multiple sittings, features French toast, a carving station with prime rib, ham, Atlantic salmon and omelets.
—The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2024
Trout—many in the 20-pound range—run out of the lake to follow the salmon and spawn.
—Tim Romano, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2024
Making its Southern debut in the late mid-1800s, the Indica stunned onlookers with its statuesque size and mind-boggling blossoms of red, pink, white, purple, and salmon, and the azalea quickly became a staple of every Southern garden.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
The presence of the fish — including delta smelt, winter-run chinook salmon and steelhead trout — has triggered state and federal permit requirements that significantly reduce pumping from the delta, including limiting the ability to move water into the San Luis Reservoir, officials said.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Transfer the salmon and vegetables to a platter, arranging the vegetables around the fish.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Middle English samon, from Anglo-French salmon, samon, from Latin salmon-, salmo
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Salmon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salmon. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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salmon
noun
called also Atlantic salmon
called also Pacific salmon
Geographical Definition
Salmon
geographical name
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