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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A salmon (Salmo salar) having silvery or yellowish sides with some black spots on the back, native to northern Atlantic waters and often cultivated in fish farms for food.
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- noun A species of
fish of theSalmonidae family, the Salmo salar.
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- noun fatty pink flesh of fish from northern coastal Atlantic; usually marketed fresh
- noun found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning
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