chinook salmon
[ shi-nook-sam-uhn, -nook, chi- ]
noun
a large salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, found in the North Pacific Ocean.
Origin of chinook salmon
1An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
- Also called king salmon, quinnat salmon, tyee .
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How to use chinook salmon in a sentence
Soon after done spawning every one of them died, not only both forms of the red fish but the chinook salmon as well.
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast | Harry Thom Payne
British Dictionary definitions for Chinook salmon
Chinook salmon
noun
a Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, valued as a food fish: Also called: quinnat salmon, king salmon
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