English Explanatory Dictionary

taimen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A species of salmon (Hucho taimen), living in Siberia.

Word forms

taimen taimens

Etymology

From Russian тайме́нь (tajménʹ, “Hucho taimen”), from Middle Russian таймень (tajmenʹ), from Old Novgorodian таимень (taimenĭ), from Finnish taimen (“Salmo trutta”).

Synonyms

Siberian salmon Siberian taimen
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