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landlocked salmon

landlocked salmon

6.3
A salmon that lives and breeds only in fresh water lakes
  • noun
  • /ˈlændˌlɑkt ˈsælmən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : salmón de agua dulce
  • The landlocked salmon thrives in freshwater lakes.

Examples

  • The landlocked salmon thrives in the cold, clear lakes of Maine.

  • Researchers observed an increase in the landlocked salmon population after conservation efforts.

  • Unlike typical Atlantic salmon, the landlocked salmon does not migrate to the sea to spawn.

  • Many anglers seek landlocked salmon for sport fishing.

  • Anglers are excited to catch landlocked salmon in the pristine lakes of New England.

  • The lake is famous for its abundant landlocked salmon, attracting fishermen from all over.

  • Landlocked salmon breed in freshwater lakes, unlike their ocean-dwelling relatives.

Synonyms

lake salmon
vslandlocked salmon
  • US
3.8

A salmon that lives in lakes, often found in New England and eastern Canada

is the more specific term stressing permanent freshwater life

Surface Forms

landlocked salmon singular
landlocked salmons plural

Morphology

landlocked + salmon

The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'landlocked' (enclosed by land, without sea access) modifies 'salmon' (a fish normally migrating to the sea), so a 'landlocked salmon' is naturally understood as a salmon that remains in freshwater. This compositional pattern is literal and cross-linguistically common, so an average B1 learner who knows both words will comprehend the phrase.

Etymology

Landlocked salmon comes from a simple image: the fish is surrounded by land and seems locked inside freshwater lakes, so it never goes out to the sea. That's why the name means 'a salmon that lives and breeds only in lakes'.