salmon

n. species of edible marine fish that spawns in freshwater and has tender pinkish flesh (native to northern waters); light pink color

Salmon is the common name for several species of fish of the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the family are called trout. Salmon live in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, as well as the Great Lakes and other land locked lakes.Typically, salmon are anadromous: they are born in fresh water, migrate to the ocean, then return to fresh water to reproduce. Folklore has it that the fish return to the exact spot where they were born to spawn; research indicates that at least 90% of the fish that spawn in a particular stream were born there. In Alaska, the crossing-over to other streams allows salmon to populate new streams, such as those that emerge as a glacier retreats. The precise method salmon use to navigate has not been entirely established, though their keen sense of smell is involved. In all species of Pacific salmon, the mature individuals die within a few days or weeks of spawning, a trait known as semelparity. However, even in those species of salmon that may survive to spawn more than once (iteroparity), post-spawning mortality is quite high (perhaps as high as 40 to 50%.) Those species average about two or, perhaps, three spawning events per individual.
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Noun
1. a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho
(synonym) Salmon River
(hypernym) river
(part-holonym) Idaho, Gem State, ID

Noun
1. any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
(hypernym) salmonid
(hyponym) blackfish
(member-holonym) Salmonidae, family Salmonidae
2. flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae
(hypernym) fish
(hyponym) Atlantic salmon

n. salmon, species of edible marine fish that spawns in freshwater (native to colder regions of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans)

adj. salmon, light pink color

n. salmon, species of edible marine fish that spawns in freshwater and has tender pinkish flesh (native to northern waters)