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salmon
noun
-
salmon
a
large
silver-colored
fish
that
lives
in
the
sea
but
swims
up
rivers
to
lay
its
eggs
,
and
whose
pink
flesh
is
eaten
as
food
•
Tourists
stood
on
the
bridge
watching
the
salmon
leap
over
the
rushing
water
.
Tourists
stood
on
the
bridge
watching
the
salmon
leap
over
the
rushing
water
.
•
Dad
grilled
a
fresh
salmon
on
cedar
planks
for
our
family
dinner
.
Dad
grilled
a
fresh
salmon
on
cedar
planks
for
our
family
dinner
.
Old
French
saumon
,
from
Latin
salmo
"
salmon
";
related
to
the
verb
meaning
"
to
leap
"
because
of
the
fish
’
s
jumping
behavior
.
adjective
having
a
soft
pinkish-orange
color
like
the
flesh
of
a
salmon
•
She
painted
her
bedroom
walls
a
calming
salmon
shade
.
She
painted
her
bedroom
walls
a
calming
salmon
shade
.
•
The
sky
turned
a
gentle
salmon
at
sunrise
over
the
quiet
lake
.
The
sky
turned
a
gentle
salmon
at
sunrise
over
the
quiet
lake
.
From
the
color
of
salmon
flesh
,
first
recorded
as
a
color
name
in
English
in
the
late
18th
century
.
