Chinook salmon

Chinook salmon

n.

A very large, commercially valuable salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) of northern Pacific waters, characterized by irregular black spots on its back. Also called king salmon, quinnat salmon.

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Chinook salmon

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, valued as a food fish Also called quinnat salmon king salmon

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chinook salmon - pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon king salmon, chinook Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, quinnat salmon, chinook salmon, king salmon, chinook - large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning salmon - flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae
	2.	chinook salmon - large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, quinnat salmon, king salmon, chinook salmon - any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn genus Oncorhynchus, Oncorhynchus - Pacific salmon including sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; chum salmon; coho salmon chinook salmon, king salmon, chinook - pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon