Definition

1. Noun:

   • A type of fish: Any of various large food and game fishes of the family Salmonidae, typically found in northern waters. These fish are anadromous, meaning they usually migrate from salt water to fresh water to spawn.
   • The flesh of this fish as food: The meat of a salmon, prized for its flavor and nutritional value.
   • A pale pinkish-orange color: A color resembling the flesh of some salmon.
   • A geographical name: A tributary of the Snake River in Idaho, USA.

2. Adjective:

   • Of a pale pinkish-orange color: Having a color like that of salmon flesh.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Fish):
  • We caught a large salmon in the river.
  • The salmon population is affected by water pollution.
• Noun (Food):
  • For dinner, we grilled salmon with lemon and herbs.
  • She prefers smoked salmon on her bagel.
• Noun (Color):
  • She painted her room a warm salmon.
• Adjective:
  • She wore a beautiful salmon-colored dress to the party.

Advanced Usage

• "Salmon run": The annual migration of salmon from the ocean to freshwater rivers to spawn.
  • We went to the river to watch the salmon run.
• "Salmon ladder" or "fish ladder": A structure built on or around dams to facilitate salmon migration.
  • The new salmon ladder helped restore the fish population upstream.

Variants and Related Words

• Salmonid (n): A member of the fish family Salmonidae, which includes salmon, trout, chars, and whitefish.
• Salmonella (n): A genus of bacteria that can cause food poisoning, unrelated to the fish.
• Salmon-colored (adj): An alternative spelling for the adjective form.

Synonyms

• Fish: (specific types) Chinook, king salmon, sockeye, coho, Atlantic salmon.
• Color: Peach, coral, pinkish-orange.

Related Phrases

• Like a salmon swimming upstream: An idiom describing a difficult struggle against the prevailing trend or odds.
  • Starting a new business in this economy is like a salmon swimming upstream.

Adjective

1. of orange tinged with pink

Noun

1. a pale pinkish orange color
2. flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae
3. a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho
4. any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn