"salmon river" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: salmon rivers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} salmon river (plural salmon rivers)
  1. A river frequented by salmon, particularly as young fish, and as adults for spawning. These rivers are also popular for fishing. Categories (topical): Fishing Translations (river frequented by salmon): lakseelv [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), lakseelv [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-salmon_river-en-noun-rt2Bdrlp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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