chinook salmon

[ shi-nook-sam-uhn, -nook, chi- ]

/ ʃɪˈnʊk ˈsæm ən, -ˈnuk, tʃɪ- /

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noun

a large salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, found in the North Pacific Ocean.

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Also called king salmon, quinnat salmon, tyee .

Origin of chinook salmon

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Words nearby chinook salmon

chinoiserie, chinone, Chinook, Chinookan, Chinook Jargon, chinook salmon, chinos, chinquapin, chin rest, chin strap, chintz

How to use chinook salmon in a sentence

Chickens require significantly less land, water, and energy than all other meat options except farmed salmon.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Plus, the Spey, one of the most famous salmon rivers in the world, bordered the south side of the estate.
Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You will find one of the best places on earth to go salmon fishing.
Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are an undressed salad compared to a Pacific wild salmon.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The state of Idaho paid a bounty hunter to kill wolves in the Salmon River country.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I want to go into camp there in the early spring—have invited Hofer and one or two others for salmon-fishing.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
She had submitted to giving up the salmon, but the devil himself should not cheat her out of her dessert.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
He allowed himself to be cut free from the salmon line and dragged behind a kind of housemaid's closet at the foot of the stairs.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White
As we sat there, we heard noises, not very harmonious, interrupting the song of the salmon-fishers.
Mrs. Falchion, Complete|Gilbert Parker
No two classes of people could be more unlike than the salmon-fishers of Sunburst and the mill-hands and river-drivers of Viking.
Mrs. Falchion, Complete|Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for chinook salmon

Chinook salmon

noun

a Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, valued as a food fishAlso called: quinnat salmon, king salmon

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