silver salmon

/ˌsɪlvər ˌsæmən/

Definitions of silver salmon

1. noun

   fatty pinkish flesh of small salmon caught in the Pacific and Great Lakes
   synonyms: coho, coho salmon, cohoe

   type of:

   salmon

   flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae
2. noun

   small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes
   synonyms: Oncorhynchus kisutch, blue jack, coho, coho salmon, cohoe

   type of:

   salmon

   any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn