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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»»
—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»»
—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.
—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»
—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[Wiktionary - Sense 1] The young or parr of the salmon, so named from its markings being, as it were, branded.
—GRAVADLAX—[n. -ES] · dry-cured~ marinated salmon
—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.
—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~
—FINGERLINGS—[n. -S] · © a young salmon
—GRAVADLAXES—[n. -ES] · dry-cured~ marinated salmon
—OUANANICHES—† [n. -S] · landlocked Atlantic~ salmon
—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
—WHITEFISHES—[n. -ES] · © any one of several species of Coregonus~, a genus of excellent food fishes allied to the salmons
—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
—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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