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Salmon is defined as any of the salmonoid game and food fishes particularly in the genera Oncorhynchus or Salmo, or a pale red, pinkish, yellowish color.

(noun)

An example of salmon is a fish found in Pacific and Alaskian waters.
An example of salmon is the color of cooked shrimp.

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noun pl. salmon or salmons

any of several salmonoid food and game fishes (esp. genera Oncorhynchus and Salmo) of the Northern Hemisphere, with silver scales and flesh that is yellowish pink to pale red when cooked: they usually live in salt water and spawn in fresh water
yellowish pink or pale red
also salmon pink

Origin: ME salmoun < MFr < OFr saumon < L salmo (gen. salmonis) < ?

river in central Ida., flowing into the Snake River: 420 mi (676 km)

See salmon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. salmon salmon or salm·ons

Any of various large food and game fishes of the genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus, of northern waters, having delicate pinkish flesh and characteristically swimming from salt to fresh water to spawn.
A moderate, light, or strong yellowish pink to a moderate reddish orange or light orange.

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Origin: Middle English samoun

Origin: , from Old French saumon

Origin: , from Latin salmō, salmōn-; see sel- in Indo-European roots

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