Grilse vs. Salmon

Grilsenoun

A young salmon after its first return from the sea.

Grilsenoun

A young salmon after its first return from the sea.

Salmonnoun

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.

Salmonnoun

A pale pinkish-orange colour, the colour of cooked salmon.

Salmonnoun

The upper bricks in a kiln which receive the least heat.

Salmonnoun

(Cockney rhyming slang) snout (tobacco; from salmon and trout)

Salmonadjective

Having a pale pinkish-orange colour.

Salmonverb

To ride a bicycle the wrong way down a one-way street.

Salmonnoun

Any one of several species of fishes of the genus Salmo and allied genera. The common salmon (Salmo salar) of Northern Europe and Eastern North America, and the California salmon, or quinnat, are the most important species. They are extensively preserved for food. See Quinnat.

Salmonnoun

A reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the salmon.

Salmonadjective

Of a reddish yellow or orange color, like that of the flesh of the salmon.

Salmonnoun

any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn

Salmonnoun

a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho

Salmonnoun

flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae

Salmonnoun

a large edible fish that is a popular sporting fish, much prized for its pink flesh. Salmon mature in the sea but migrate to freshwater streams to spawn.

Salmonnoun

the flesh of the salmon as food.

Salmonnoun

any of a number of fishes resembling the salmon.

Salmonnoun

a pale pink colour

Salmon

Salmon is the common name for several species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. Other fish in the same family include trout, char, grayling, and whitefish.