Salmon

Theme list: salmon with definitions

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FLAX[a. LAXER, LAXEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A salmon.
LOX[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.
CHUMPS[v. CHUMMED, CHUMMING, CHUMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] Synonym of chum salmon.
COHOEGS[n. -HOS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
KELTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A thin, recently spawned iteroparous salmon.
KETAS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) of North America.
AMORTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] A three-year-old salmon.
PARRSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.
PEALS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.
BLINIS[n. BLINI°, BLINIS or BLINY] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon.
COHOES[n. -S] · coho «a small salmon «a food fish»» / ----- { coho cohoe § cohoes cohos }
COHOSHT[n. -HOS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
KELTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A thin, recently spawned iteroparous salmon.
KETAS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) of North America.
PARRS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.
SMOLTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color.
TROUTSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.
ALEVINS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Newly hatched fish, especially salmon.
COHOES[n. -S] · coho «a small salmon «a food fish»» / ----- { coho cohoe § cohoes cohos }
GRILSES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A young salmon after its first return from the sea.
HEPPER[a. HEPPER, HEPPEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A young salmon; a parr.
SKIPPERS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon.
SALMONSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A pale pinkish-orange colour, the colour of cooked salmon.
SAMLETS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A young salmon.
SMOLTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color.
GRAVLAX[n. GRAVLAX or -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Salmon dry-cured in salt, seasoned with dill and sugar, and served usually thinly sliced as an appetizer.
GRILSES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A young salmon after its first return from the sea.
LEISTERS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A spear armed with three or more barbed prongs for catching fish, particularly salmon.
QUINNATS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, the chinook salmon.
REDFISH[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] Oncorhynchus nerka, sockeye salmon.
SALMONS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of salmon
SALMONY[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Resembling salmon or some aspect of it.
SAMLETS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A young salmon.
SOCKEYES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small salmon with red flesh, Oncorhynchus nerka, found in the coastal waters of the northern Pacific.
SPAWNERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A female fish, often specifically a salmon, which is physiologically ready to spawn
GRAVLAKS[n. GRAVLAKS] · gravlax «cured salmon» / ----- { gravadlax gravlaks gravlax § gravlaxes }
GRAYLINGS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus or specifically Thymallus thymallus, of the salmon family, having a large dorsal fin.
SALMONIDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or pertaining to fish of the salmon family (Salmonidae), including salmon, trout, chars, freshwater whitefishes and graylings.
SKIRLING[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A small trout or salmon.
BLACKFISH[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
BRANDLINGS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The young or parr of the salmon, so named from its markings being, as it were, branded.
CERATODUS[n. -ES] · © a genus of ganoid fishes, of the order Dipnoi~, first known as Mesozoic fossil fishes; but recently two living species have been discovered in Australian~ rivers. They have lungs so well developed that they can leave the water and breathe in air. In Australia~ they are called salmon and baramunda~
GRAVADLAX[n. -ES] · dry-cured marinated salmon / ----- { gravadlax gravlaks gravlax § gravlaxes }
GRAVLAXES[n. GRAVLAX or -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Salmon dry-cured in salt, seasoned with dill and sugar, and served usually thinly sliced as an appetizer.
NAMAYCUSH[n. -ES] · © a large North American~ lake trout «Salvelinus~ namaycush». It is usually spotted with red, and sometimes weighs over forty pounds. Called also Mackinaw trout, lake trout, lake salmon, salmon trout, togue, and tuladi
SALMONIDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or pertaining to fish of the salmon family (Salmonidae), including salmon, trout, chars, freshwater whitefishes and graylings.
SALMONOIDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or pertaining to the family Salmonidae of salmon and close relatives.
STEELHEADS[n. -S] · © a North Pacific salmon «Salmo~ Gairdneri~» found from Northern California~ to Siberia~; -- called also hardhead, and preesil~
WHITEFISH[n. -ES] · © any one of several species of Coregonus~, a genus of excellent food fishes allied to the salmons
ANADROMOUS[a.] · © ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc~.
FINGERLINGS[n. -S] · © a young salmon
GRAVELLING[v. -ELED or -ELLED, -ELING or -ELLING, -ELS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The parr or young salmon.
PIKEMINNOWS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the cyprinid fish of the genus Ptychocheilus, which are voracious predators on small trout and salmon.
STEELHEADS[n. -S] · © a North Pacific salmon «Salmo~ Gairdneri~» found from Northern California~ to Siberia~; -- called also hardhead, and preesil~
YELLOWTAILS[n. -S] · © any one of several species of marine carangoid fishes of the genus Seriola~; especially, the large California~ species «S. dorsalis~» which sometimes weighs thirty or forty pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish; -- called also cavasina~, and white salmon
CERATODUSES[n. -ES] · © a genus of ganoid fishes, of the order Dipnoi~, first known as Mesozoic fossil fishes; but recently two living species have been discovered in Australian~ rivers. They have lungs so well developed that they can leave the water and breathe in air. In Australia~ they are called salmon and baramunda~
FINGERLINGS[n. -S] · © a young salmon
GRAVADLAXES[n. -ES] · dry-cured marinated salmon
NAMAYCUSHES[n. -ES] · © a large North American~ lake trout «Salvelinus~ namaycush». It is usually spotted with red, and sometimes weighs over forty pounds. Called also Mackinaw trout, lake trout, lake salmon, salmon trout, togue, and tuladi
SALMONBERRY[n. -RIES] · a spineless raspberry bush, Rubus spectabilis~, of North America~, having reddish-purple flowers and large red or yellow edible fruits
SMORGASBORDS[n. -S] · a variety of cold or hot savoury dishes, such as pâté, smoked salmon, etc~, served in Scandinavia~ as hors~ d'oeuvres or as a buffet meal / ----- { smorg smorgasbord § smorgasbords smorgs }
WHITEFISHES[n. -ES] · © any one of several species of Coregonus~, a genus of excellent food fishes allied to the salmons
YELLOWTAILS[n. -S] · © any one of several species of marine carangoid fishes of the genus Seriola~; especially, the large California~ species «S. dorsalis~» which sometimes weighs thirty or forty pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish; -- called also cavasina~, and white salmon
SMORGASBORDS[n. -S] · a variety of cold or hot savoury dishes, such as pâté, smoked salmon, etc~, served in Scandinavia~ as hors~ d'oeuvres or as a buffet meal / ----- { smorg smorgasbord § smorgasbords smorgs }
CANTHAXANTHINS[n. -S] · an orange carotenoid, C40H52O2, that is put in feed for poultry and feed for farmed salmon and trout
CANTHAXANTHINS[n. -S] · an orange carotenoid, C40H52O2, that is put in feed for poultry and feed for farmed salmon and trout

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