Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Salmons"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Salmon \Salm"on\ (s[a^]m"[u^]n), n.; pl. {Salmons} (-[u^]nz) or
(collectively) {Salmon}. [OE. saumoun, salmon, F. saumon, fr.
L. salmo, salmonis, perhaps from salire to leap. Cf. {Sally},
v.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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}.
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