Word Study
smolt
CIDE DICTIONARY
smolt, n.
A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
smolt, n. a young salmon migrating to the sea for the first time.
Etymology
ME (orig. Sc. & N.Engl.): orig. unkn.
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