smolt

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UK/smɒlt/UK/sməʊlt/US/smoʊlt/

noun

A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color.

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Meanings

nounsmolt (plural smolts)

plural smolts

  1. A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color.

Origin

Probably an alteration of smelt, due to smolt (“smooth”).

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Translations

Finnish smoltti
  • smolttiyoung salmon
Irish gealóg (bhradáin)
  • gealóg (bhradáin)young salmon
Polish smolt
  • smoltyoung salmon

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with smolt

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Cite this entry
APA

smolt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smolt

MLA

“smolt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smolt. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smolt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smolt.

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