chum salmon

chum salmon

n.

A Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) with minute specks on its back that is fished for food and sport.

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[Chinook Jargon cam, spotted, striped, from Lower Chinook c'ám(·), variegated.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

chum salmon - a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish Oncorhynchus keta, chum 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