chinook salmon
noun
a large salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, found in the northern Pacific Ocean.
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Origin of chinook salmon
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Also called king salmon, quinnat salmon.
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Chinook salmon
noun
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