noun
Meaning 1
A species of fish of the salmon family, Salmo salar.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
Atlantic salmon
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noun
Meaning 2
found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Salmo salar
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: salmon
Narrower terms: landlocked salmon, lake salmon
noun
Meaning 3
fatty pink flesh of fish from northern coastal Atlantic; usually marketed fresh
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Broader terms: salmon
History
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Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Basque: izokin arrunt — species of fish
- Catalan: salmó europeu — species of fish
- Chinese Mandarin: 大西洋鲑 (dàxīyángguī) — species of fish
- Czech: losos obecný — species of fish
- Czech: losos atlantský — species of fish
- Dutch: Atlantische zalm — species of fish
- Esperanto: atlantika salmo — species of fish
- Finnish: merilohi — species of fish
- French: saumon atlantique — species of fish
- Galician: salmón atlántico — species of fish
- German: Atlantischer Lachs — species of fish
- Irish: bradán Atlantach — species of fish
- Italian: salmone dell'Atlantico — species of fish
- Japanese: 大西洋鮭 — species of fish
- Korean: 대서양연어 (daeseoyang'yeoneo) — species of fish
- Polish: łosoś atlantycki — species of fish
- Polish: łosoś europejski — species of fish
- Polish: łosoś pospolity — species of fish
- Polish: łosoś szlachetny — species of fish
- Portuguese: salmão-atlântico — species of fish
- Russian: атланти́ческий лосо́сь (atlantíčeskij losósʹ) — species of fish
- Russian: озёрный лосо́сь (ozjórnyj losósʹ) — species of fish
- Russian: сёмга (sjómga) — species of fish
- Spanish: salmón del Atlántico — species of fish
- Welsh: eog — species of fish