jack salmon
- noun
- US
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salmón jack
- Many anglers try to catch jack salmon during the early fishing season.
Examples
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We grilled jack salmon over the campfire for dinner.
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The river's population of jack salmon has increased due to conservation efforts.
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The chef prepared a delicious dish with jack salmon.
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Many anglers prefer to catch jack salmons in the spring.
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Many anglers try to catch jack salmon during the early fishing season.
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The river's population of jack salmon has increased due to conservation efforts.
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We grilled jack salmon over the campfire for dinner.
Synonyms
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A large fish born in rivers that lives in the sea and returns to lay eggs
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A large fresh water fish like a pike that people eat and catch for sport
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A freshwater fish like a pike with shiny silvery eyes found in North American lakes
A small salmon that lives along the northern Pacific coasts and in the Great Lakes
A freshwater fish like a pike, commonly called walleye, found in North America
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound clearly names a subtype of salmon, so a learner who knows 'jack' and 'salmon' will infer it refers to a kind of salmon (basic compositional meaning). However, the specific sense — young or early-returning male salmon and extension to other freshwater species — is specialized and not directly predictable from the common meanings of 'jack', so the precise referent requires prior exposure or domain knowledge.
Etymology
Jack salmon comes from a fishermen's nickname: they called small salmon that came back early jack, a simple name for a young or male salmon. So jack salmon means a small or young, often male, salmon.