salmo salar

1. 1.

   found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning

   SynonymsAtlantic salmon

   Broadersalmon

   Narrowerlandlocked salmon

   Part ofSalmo

   PartsAtlantic salmon

Questions about salmo salar

What does salmo salar mean?

salmo salar means "found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning".

What is another word for salmo salar?

Close synonyms include Atlantic salmon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is salmo salar a common word?

salmo salar is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.