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I'll love you, dear, I'll love you till China and Africa meet and the river jumps over the mountain and the salmon sing in the street.
W. H. Auden

Meaning of "salmon" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SALMON

From Old French saumon, from Latin salmō; related to Late Latin salar trout.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SALMON

salmon  [ˈsæmən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SALMON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Salmon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SALMON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Salmon

Salmon /ˈsæmən/ is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Other fish in the same family include trout, char, grayling and whitefish. Various species of salmon display anadromous life strategies while others display freshwater resident life strategies. Salmon are native to tributaries of the North Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. Many species of salmon have been introduced into non-native environments such as the Great Lakes of North America and Patagonia in South America. Salmon are intensively produced in aquaculture in many parts of the world. Typically, salmon are anadromous: they are born in fresh water, migrate to the ocean, then return to fresh water to reproduce. However, populations of several species are restricted to fresh water through their lives. Folklore has it that the fish return to the exact spot where they were born to spawn; tracking studies have shown this to be true, and this homing behavior has been shown to depend on olfactory memory.

Definition of salmon in the English dictionary

The definition of salmon in the dictionary is any soft-finned fish of the family Salmonidae, esp Salmo salar of the Atlantic and Oncorhynchus species of the Pacific, which are important food fishes. They occur in cold and temperate waters and many species migrate to fresh water to spawn. Other definition of salmon is any of several unrelated fish, esp the Australian salmon.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SALMON


Ammon
ˈæmən
backgammon
ˈbækˌɡæmən
batman
ˈbætmən
caman
ˈkæmən
cayman
ˈkeɪmən
chairman
ˈtʃɛəmən
common
ˈkɒmən
daman
ˈdæmən
gammon
ˈɡæmən
german
ˈdʒɜːmən
Hoffman
ˈhɒfmən
human
ˈhjuːmən
lemon
ˈlɛmən
mammon
ˈmæmən
roman
ˈrəʊmən
shaman
ˈʃæmən
Simon
ˈsaɪmən
Solomon
ˈsɒləmən
woman
ˈwʊmən
Yemen
ˈjɛmən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SALMON

salmagundy
Salmanazar
salmi
salmis
salmon farm
salmon fishing
salmon ladder
salmon pink
salmon steak
salmon trout
salmonberries
salmonberry
Salmond
salmonella
salmonella poisoning
salmonellae
salmonellosis
salmonet
salmonid
salmonoid

WORDS THAT END LIKE SALMON

Amon
Australian salmon
Chinook salmon
cinnamon
mon
daemon
Damon
demon
in common
king salmon
Mormon
pink salmon
quinnat salmon
red salmon
rock salmon
sermon
silver salmon
smoked salmon
summon
uncommon

Synonyms and antonyms of salmon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «salmon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SALMON

Find out the translation of salmon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of salmon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «salmon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大马哈鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

salmón
570 millions of speakers

English

salmon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सैल्मन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سَلْمُون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лосось
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

salmão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্যালমন মাছ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

saumon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Salmon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lachs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サケ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Salmon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cá hồi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சால்மன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साल्मन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Somon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

salmone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łosoś
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лосось
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

somon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σολομός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

salm
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lax
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

laks
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of salmon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SALMON»

The term «salmon» is very widely used and occupies the 10.858 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SALMON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «salmon» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «salmon» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about salmon

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10 QUOTES WITH «SALMON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word salmon.
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Yolanda Adams
The only time I really eat out is when I'm on the road. Then, I make the same choices that I would make at home - salmon and lots of oily fish and veggies.
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Neil Armstrong
I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It's by the nature of his deep inner soul... we're required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream.
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W. H. Auden
I'll love you, dear, I'll love you till China and Africa meet and the river jumps over the mountain and the salmon sing in the street.
4
Bruce Babbitt
Well, I think breathing life into the Endangered Species Act, taking those wolves back into Yellowstone, restoring the salmon in the rivers of the Pacific Northwest.
5
Jason Bateman
I love a massage. I'd go every day if I could. I don't need to be wrapped in herbs like a salmon fillet, but I do love a massage.
6
Mark Bittman
Let me pose you a question. Can farm-raised salmon be organic when its feed has nothing to do with its natural diet, even if the feed itself is supposedly organic, and the fish themselves are packed tightly in pens, swimming in their own filth?
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Barbara Block
White sharks and tuna travel for thousands of miles before returning to the same hot spot just as salmon do when they return to the same stream. These journeys are the marine equivalent of wildebeest migrations that take place on the Serengeti plain in Africa.
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Daniel Boulud
I think in France, for example, we can say whatever we want about the French, but going out and dining is more about the intellectual moment to share with the people you dine with than trying to figure out what the chef did with that little piece of salmon or lobster and all that.
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Alicia Coppola
I eat very well. I cook for my family every night. We eat a variety of things, including chicken, fish, pork, lentils, all veggies, pastas, and salads. You name it, we eat it - except salmon, which I find disgusting. Sorry, salmon.
10
Jorge Cruise
A small pepperoni pizza on a tortilla is healthier than salmon teriyaki with rice and carrots.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SALMON»

Discover the use of salmon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to salmon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Salmon
Anyone who has ever eaten or tried to catch one will want to read the book that is the first to serve up the ‘compleat’ salmon.
Peter Coates, 2006
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The Behavior and Ecology of Pacific Salmon and Trout
The Behavior and Ecology of Pacific Salmon and Troutexplains the patterns of mate choice, the competition for nest sites,and the fate of the salmon after their death.
Thomas P. Quinn, 2011
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Salmon Without Rivers: A History Of The Pacific Salmon Crisis
Looks at salmon restoration efforts, including the role of hatcheries, public policy, and the economics of the Pacific Northwest.
Jim Lichatowich, James A. Lichatowich, 2001
4
Salmon
Savor the grilled salmon slabs of the Irish kings, the delicate mousselines of Belle Epoque France, and the rough and crunchy pan fried steaks dished up along Chicago's North Side.
S. G. B. Tennant, Jr., 1999
5
Salmon: Economics and Marketing
This book is a first in its subject and for this reason alone, the authors are to be congratulated. - Journal of Fish Biology
Susan Shaw, James F. Muir, 1987
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Pacific Salmon Life Histories
This volume brings together for the firsttime, and in a comprehensive form, most of the available biologicalinformation on the seven species of Pacific salmon.
Cornelis Groot, L. Margolis, 1991
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Salmon
Examines the anatomy, habitat, behavior, life cycle, and legends of the torpedo-shaped fish.
Ron Hirschi, 2000
8
Salmon
Introduces both Atlantic and Pacific salmon, and reviews their different habitats and their life cycles.
Deborah Hodge, Nancy Gray Ogle, 2002
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Making Salmon: An Environmental History of the Northwest ...
This is essential reading for anyone who wants to know how the salmon crisis began and as a caution to those who think there are easy ways to get out of it." – Richard White, Stanford University "Exhaustively researched and written in ...
Joseph E. Taylor, 1999
10
Trout and Salmon of North America
The result is a set of the most accurate and stunning illustrations of fish ever created. Robert Behnke has distilled 50 years of his research and writing about trout and salmon in completing this book.
Robert Behnke, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SALMON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term salmon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Snowpack drought has salmon dying in overheated rivers
Migrating salmon on the Columbia River face tough odds for survival as the lack of snowmelt water and searing summer heat have sent water temperatures ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
2
Genetically Modified Salmon: Coming To A River Near You?
Produced by Massachusetts-based biotech firm AquaBounty Technologies, the fish is an Atlantic salmon engineered to grow twice as fast as its conventional, ... «NPR, Jun 15»
3
California Salmon Ride In Trucks summer of truck rides, bucket lifts
LAGUNITAS, Calif. (AP) — What do you do when you have 30 million young salmon ready for their big journeys downstream, but drought and development have ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
4
Anglers' marketing alliance that made Copper River sockeye salmon
JUNEAU — A growing number of restaurant customers and grocery store shoppers in the country are asking for Alaska's Copper River sockeye salmon by name ... «Tribune-Review, Mar 15»
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Doctor Michael Salmon guilty of indecent assaults
Former doctor Michael Salmon has been found guilty of indecently assaulting girls at a hospital where Jimmy Savile abused patients. The 79-year-old was ... «BBC News, Feb 15»
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8 Salmon Recipes for Weight Loss
Enter salmon. This pretty-in-pink fish gets a gold star when it comes to your health—it's packed with protein, heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, and B vitamins. «The State Journal-Register, Jan 15»
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Cops probing if driver in salmon-truck crash was drunk
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon state police are investigating whether the driver of a tanker truck was drunk when it crashed and spilled thousands of baby salmon ... «New York Post, Jan 15»
8
Stormwater could kill salmon, but 'rain gardens' help
Alarming new research about the relationship between storm water runoff and salmon shows that all the rainwater that washes off our roads and highways may ... «kgw.com, Nov 14»
9
Beavers Put To Work Restoring Streams, Improving Salmon Habitat …
ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) — In a heavily irrigated Washington valley where fish, crops and people often compete for water, biologists are turning to one of ... «Huffington Post, Oct 14»
10
New Alarm Raised on Pot Farms' Threat to Salmon in California …
Water use and other actions by the marijuana industry in the Emerald Triangle of Northern California and Southern Oregon are threatening salmon already in ... «NBCNews.com, Sep 14»

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