silver salmon

noun

: coho

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Food and Drink Toward the end of last summer, Juneau Chef Beau Schooler sent me his epic gin lox recipe on the same day my friend Nathaniel brought me a fresh silver salmon. Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023 Before that, the silver salmon fishing at Russell Creek is legendary. Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2023 Here anglers can zip out into the open ocean to hunt for king or silver salmon and halibut or venture down quieter streams in search of rainbow trout, sockeye salmon, and more. Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023 An unknown donor had left two jars of silver salmon and a can of seal oil by the back door. Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Sep. 2022 See all Example Sentences for silver salmon 

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of silver salmon was in 1878

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“Silver salmon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20salmon. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

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