Salmo salar vs salmon

salmon vs Salmo salar

Salmo salar and salmon both are nouns.

Salmo salar is not an adjective while salmon is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Salmo salar	Yes	No	No	No
salmon	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, salmon is a hypernym of Salmo salar; that is, salmon is a word with a broader meaning than Salmo salar:

Salmo salar: found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning
salmon: any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn

Salmo salar (noun)	salmon (noun)
found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning	any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
	a pale pinkish orange color
	flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae

Salmo salar (adjective)	salmon (adjective)
	of orange tinged with pink

Difference between Salmo salar and salmon

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