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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Known for its mountain scenery, salmon and Alaska Native heritage, the roughly 8,000-person city at the southernmost entrance of the Inside Passage has welcomed more than 17,000 cruise visitors.
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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
The global bites menu includes spicy Szechuan chicken bites and hot maple lacquered salmon.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
Agricultural industry leaders in the San Joaquin Valley often blame insufficient supplies on environmental regulations that prioritize habitat protections for endangered species like the delta smelt, salmon, steelhead trout and sturgeon — especially during drought.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2025
For several years, the U.S. government had been concerned about Japanese ships catching salmon off Alaska, as well as other nations drilling for oil off American shores.
—Jack Truesdale, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2025
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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
The global bites menu includes spicy Szechuan chicken bites and hot maple lacquered salmon.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
Agricultural industry leaders in the San Joaquin Valley often blame insufficient supplies on environmental regulations that prioritize habitat protections for endangered species like the delta smelt, salmon, steelhead trout and sturgeon — especially during drought.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2025
For several years, the U.S. government had been concerned about Japanese ships catching salmon off Alaska, as well as other nations drilling for oil off American shores.
—Jack Truesdale, The Atlantic, 25 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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