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salmon

[sam-uhn] / ˈsæm ən /




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The youngest of four children, she was teased by her siblings for remembering family events for what they ate—like the baked salmon at a wedding or mom’s pizza.

From The Wall Street Journal

The lower part of her face is being injected with tiny fragments of DNA, known as polynucleotides, which have been extracted from either trout or salmon sperm.

From BBC

The path for spawning salmon also will be eased by the surfeit of water.

From Los Angeles Times

The southern residents rely on Chinook for the majority of their diet; they’re known to toss less desirable salmon, like pink or chum, out of their way on the hunt.

From Seattle Times

The agency must consider water needs for threatened coho salmon in the Klamath River, and two species of endangered sucker fish in Upper Klamath Lake.

From Seattle Times