ˈsæmən n. & adj. --n. (pl.
same or (esp. of types) salmons) 1
any anadromous fish of
the family Salmonidae,
esp. of the
genus Salmo,
much prized
for its (often smoked)
pink flesh. 2
Austral. & NZ the
barramundi or a
similar fish. --adj. salmon-pink. øsalmon-ladder (or -leap) a
series of steps or
other arrangement incorporated in a dam to
allow salmon to pass
upstream. salmon-pink the
colour of salmon flesh. salmon
trout a
large silver-coloured trout, Salmo trutta. øøsalmonoid adj. & n. (in
sense 1). salmony adj. [ME f. AF sa(u)moun, OF saumon f. L salmo -onis]