white salmon

noun

1. the yellowtail, Seriola lalandei.

Word History and Origins

Origin of white salmon¹

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

We could precure no provisions from those people except four white Salmon trout.

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That's why there are three Japanese to every white salmon fisherman on the British Columbia coast.

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And he was delighted as he looked at his parcel, in which there was caviare, cheese, and white salmon.

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On the other hand, it is conceivable that Virginia boats caught "white salmon" in the Atlantic Ocean.

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The name given in Cumberland to the Salmo albus, or white salmon.

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