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Uncommonsalmon
The correct spelling is salmon.
How to pronounce salmon
/ˈsɑmən/
nounIPA: /ˈsɑmən/
Say it like: Sal-mon
The correct spelling is salmon. One of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae subfamily, brownish above with silvery sides and delicate pinkish-orange flesh; they ascend rivers to spawn.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.One of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae subfamily, brownish above with silvery sides and delicate pinkish-orange flesh; they ascend rivers to spawn.
- 2.(plural salmons) A pale pinkish-orange colour, the colour of cooked salmon.
- 3.The upper bricks in a kiln which receive the least heat.
- 4.Snout (tobacco; from salmon and trout)
verb
- 1.To ride a bicycle the wrong way down a one-way street.
adjective
- 1.Having a pale pinkish-orange colour.
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