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Any one of several species of fishes of the genus Salmo and allied genera. The common salmon (Salmo salar) of Northern Europe and Eastern North America, and the California salmon, or quinnat, are the most important species. They are extensively preserved for food. See Quinnat.

A salmon of small size; a samlet.

Like, or pertaining to, the Salmonidæ, a family of fishes including the trout and salmon. -- n.

A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) which ascends the rivers of the Pacific coast from California to Alaska, and also on the Asiatic side. In the breeding season the male has a large dorsal hump and distorted jaws.

A young pollock.

Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc.

The female salmon in the spawning season.

A salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) of the Columbia River and northward.

A kind of salmon (Salmo Cambricus) found in Wales.

A young salmon; a grilse.

A young salmon or parr, in the stage in which it has transverse black bands, as if burned by a gridiron.

In England, a large salmon trout of several species, as Salmo trutta and S. Cambricus, which ascend rivers; -- called also sea trout.

coast of California, etc. In California, some of them are also called rock bass and kelp salmon.

To cut in slices and pickle, as salmon. [Obs.] For a change, leave calvered salmon and eat sprats. Massinger.

A small marine fish (Mallotus villosus) of the family Salmonidæ, very abundant on the coasts of Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland, and Alaska. It is used as a bait for the cod. [Written also capelan and caplin.]

Ascending and descending fresh streams from and to the sea, as the salmon; anadromous. [R.]

developed that they can leave the water and breathe in air. In Australia they are called salmon and baramunda. See Dipnoi, and Archipterygium.

of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus, allied to the spotted trout and salmon, inhabiting deep lakes in mountainous regions in Europe. In the United States, the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is sometimes called a char.

The salmon of the Columbia River or California. See Quinnat.

A kind of weir or dam for trapping salmon; also, a hovel. [Scot.]