Salmo

noun

Sal·​mo

ˈsal(ˌ)mō

: a genus of fishes (family Salmonidae) comprising the Atlantic salmon (S. salar) and various trouts of Europe and western North America and formerly the Pacific salmons (genus Oncorhynchus) and the European and American chars (genus Salvelinus)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, salmon

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