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salmon — salmonlike, adj. /sam euhn/, n., pl. salmons, (esp. collectively) salmon for 1 3, adj. n. 1. a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe… … Universalium
characin — /kar euh sin/, n. any freshwater fish of the family Characidae, of Africa and Central and South America. Also, characid. [1880 85; < NL Characinidae name of family, equiv. to Characin(us) the genus (charac ( < Gk charak , s. of chárax pointed… … Universalium
Gran Chaco — /grddahn chah kaw/ an extensive subtropical region in central South America, in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. 300,000 sq. mi. (777,000 sq. km). Also called Chaco. * * * Spanish Chaco or El Chaco Lowland alluvial plain, south central South… … Universalium
Paraguay River — River, South America. The fifth largest river in South America, it is 1,584 mi (2,550 km) long and the principal tributary of the Paraná River. Rising in the Mato Grosso region of Brazil about 980 ft (300 m) above sea level, it crosses Paraguay… … Universalium
salmony — adjective Resembling salmon or some aspect of it. This stream, which forms the Cascade de Con, abounds with a delicious little trout, the best flavoured and the most salmony I ever ate. Syn: salmonlike … Wiktionary
sea trout — noun 1. flesh of marine trout that migrate from salt to fresh water • Syn: ↑salmon trout • Hypernyms: ↑trout • Part Holonyms: ↑brown trout, ↑salmon trout, ↑Salmo trutta 2 … Useful english dictionary
ayu — ˈä(ˌ)yü, ˈī(ˌ)(y)ü noun also ai ˈī ( s) Etymology: Japanese ayu, ai : a small salmonlike anadromous fish (Plecoglossus altivelis) of Japan that is highly esteemed as a food fish called also sweetfish … Useful english dictionary
gal|ax|i|id — «gal AK see ihd», adjective. of or belonging to a family of scaleless, salmonlike fishes of New Zealand, Australia, and South America. ╂[< New Latin Galaxiidae the family name < Greek galaxías a kind of fish, probably the lamprey] … Useful english dictionary
huch|en — «HUHK uhn, HOOK », noun. a long, slender, salmonlike game fish of the Danube, with a flat snout and large teeth. ╂[< German huchen] … Useful english dictionary
