Atlantic salmon

Atlantic salmon n. A species of salmon (Salmo salar) native to northern Atlantic waters and valued as a food fish.

Atlantic salmon female Atlantic salmon Salmo salar

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Atlantic salmon - fatty pink flesh of fish from northern coastal Atlantic; usually marketed fresh Salmo salar, Atlantic salmon - found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning salmon - flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae
	2.	Atlantic salmon - found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning Salmo salar salmon - any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn genus Salmo, Salmo - type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trout lake salmon, landlocked salmon - Atlantic salmon confined to lakes of New England and southeastern Canada Atlantic salmon - fatty pink flesh of fish from northern coastal Atlantic; usually marketed fresh