Smolt

Smolt
Smolt Smolt, n. (Zo["o]l.) A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color. [1913 Webster]

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  • smolt — [ smɔlt ] n. m. • 1866; mot angl. ♦ Anglic. Pêche Petit saumon de printemps qui redescend vers la mer. ● smolt nom masculin (anglais smolt) Jeune saumon ayant atteint l âge de sa descente passive vers la mer. smolt [smɔlt] n. m. ÉTYM. 1866; mot… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • smolt — [smōlt] n. [LME (Scot): prob. akin to SMELT1] a young salmon when it first leaves fresh water and descends to the sea …   English World dictionary

  • smolt — ► NOUN ▪ a young salmon or trout after the parr stage, when it becomes silvery and migrates to the sea for the first time. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • smolt — (noun)) a young salmonid which has developed silvery coloring on its sides, obscuring the parr marks, and which is about to migrate or has just migrated into the sea; (verb) to undergo the transformation from parr to smolt …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • smolt — s ( en el. et, smolt) ZOOL …   Clue 9 Svensk Ordbok

  • smolt — noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots) Date: 15th century a young salmon or sea trout about two years old that is at the stage of development when it assumes the silvery color of the adult and is ready to migrate to the sea …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • smolt up — smoltification …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • smolt — /smohlt/, n. a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea. [1425 75; late ME; perh. akin to SMELT2] * * * …   Universalium

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