smolt
nounUK /smɒlt/ · US /smoʊlt/
Etymology Probably an alteration of smelt, due to smolt (“smooth”).
1
A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color.
- Derived terms
- presmolt, smoltification
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