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Word: Salmon
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English samoun, from Anglo-Norman French saumoun, from Latin salmo, salmon-. The spelling with -l- is influenced by Latin
ˈsamən
a large edible fish that is a popular sporting fish, much prized for its pink flesh. Salmon mature in the sea but migrate to freshwater streams to spawn.
Short Definition:fish
any of a number of fishes resembling the salmon.
Short Definition:prized food fish of drum family
a pale pink colour
Short Definition:pale pink colour
Examples:- cotton checked throw in cream and salmon pink
- ceanothus-clad walls of salmon brick
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