salmon
/ˈsæmən/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1
One of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae subfamily, brownish above with silvery sides and delicate pinkish-orange flesh; they ascend rivers to spawn.
2
A meal or dish made from this fish.
3
A pale pinkish-orange colour, the colour of cooked salmon.
4
The upper bricks in a kiln which receive the least heat.
5
snout (tobacco; from salmon and trout)
6
canned fish, usually mackerel.
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