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salmons |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Salmon \Salm"on\ (s[a^]m"[u^]n), n.; pl {Salmons} (-[u^]nz) or (collectively) {Salmon}. [OE. saumoun salmon, F. saumon, fr L. salmo, salmonis, perhaps from salire to leap. Cf {Sally}, v.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of fishes of the genus {Salmo} and allied genera. The common salmon ({Salmo salar}) of Northern Europe and Eastern North America, and the California salmon, or quinnat, are the most important species. They are extensively preserved for food. See {Quinnat}.
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