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smolt definition

smolt (smōlt)

noun

a young salmon when it first leaves fresh water and descends to the sea

Etymology: LME (Scot): prob. akin to smelt

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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