Definitions
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- noun A species of
salmon living in Siberia, Hucho taimen.
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Examples
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Hucho hucho taimen is a spotted fish that grows to great size (fish measuring more than 4 feet and 50 pounds are not uncommon).
Bill Heavey Chases Mongolian Taimen (with Prairie Dogs as Bait) 2004
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The other contender for the title of world heavyweight champion of salmonid fishes is the Siberian huchen, also called taimen, for which undocumented weights of more than 200 pounds 91 kg have been reported.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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The other contender for the title of world heavyweight champion of salmonid fishes is the Siberian huchen, also called taimen, for which undocumented weights of more than 200 pounds 91 kg have been reported.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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The other contender for the title of world heavyweight champion of salmonid fishes is the Siberian huchen, also called taimen, for which undocumented weights of more than 200 pounds 91 kg have been reported.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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The other contender for the title of world heavyweight champion of salmonid fishes is the Siberian huchen, also called taimen, for which undocumented weights of more than 200 pounds 91 kg have been reported.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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This variety of fish is called the taimen, is of the trout family and is the best in the Yenisei.
Beasts, Men and Gods Ferdinand Ossendowski 1910
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IGFA records line peacock record fishing sea fishing taimen tippet
An All-Tackle Halibut and Seven More Pending IGFA Record Fish 2009
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Wow those are some amazing fish ... especially that taimen - i didnt even know they existed
An All-Tackle Halibut and Seven More Pending IGFA Record Fish 2009
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Wow those are some amazing fish ... especially that taimen - i didnt even know they existed
An All-Tackle Halibut and Seven More Pending IGFA Record Fish 2009
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Mongolian taimen (not warm there either) or a long-lost fishing hole sound better.
Dreaming of Warmth John Merwin 2008
hernesheir commented on the word taimen
It's a fish.
January 1, 2012