SALMO SALAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Salmo salar mean? 

• SALMO SALAR (noun)
  The noun SALMO SALAR has 1 sense:

1. found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning

  Familiarity information: SALMO SALAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SALMO SALAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar

Hypernyms ("Salmo salar" is a kind of...):

salmon (any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn)

Meronyms (parts of "Salmo salar"):

Atlantic salmon (fatty pink flesh of fish from northern coastal Atlantic; usually marketed fresh)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Salmo salar"):

lake salmon; landlocked salmon (Atlantic salmon confined to lakes of New England and southeastern Canada)

Holonyms ("Salmo salar" is a member of...):

genus Salmo; Salmo (type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trout)