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quinnat salmon

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quin·nat salmon  (kwnt)
[Chinook ikwanat.]

quinnat salmon [ˈkwɪnæt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for Chinook salmon
[from Salish t'kwinnat]
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Noun1.quinnat salmon - large Pacific salmon valued as foodquinnat salmon - large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
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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