king salmon

See Chinook salmon.

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king salmon

(Animals) another name for Chinook salmon

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chinook′ salm′on

a large salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, of the N Pacific Ocean. Also called king salmon.

[1850–55, Amer.]

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Noun	1.	king salmon - pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon chinook 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.	king salmon - large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, quinnat salmon, chinook 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

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