dog salmon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dog salmon
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Pink salmon is most often sold in cans, and chum is also known as dog salmon in Alaska because it used to feed sled dogs.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
And nothing against Coho or dog salmon but Kings are the largest, most powerful salmonidae on our blue marble planet.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2015
Salmon anglers are hooking up with schools of chum, better known as dog salmon for their toothy jawline at spawning time.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2011
She was walking between her kitchen and her smokehouse, where she had been curing king and dog salmon.
From Washington Post
These species may be called the quinnat or king salmon, the blue-back salmon or red-fish, the silver salmon, the dog salmon, and the hump-back salmon, or Oncorhynchus chouicha, nerka, kisutch, keta, and gorbuscha.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various
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